A mother spent her final moments recording a video message while trapped in a burning building, an inquest heard.
Horse-loving Laura Foulis died aged 38 after a blaze engulfed a rural farm stable in Milnrow, Manchester, on July 3.
Police and fire crews rushed to the scene and found Laura, from the Isle of Man, dead. Her body was only identifiable by her fingerprints.
An inquest at Rochdale Coroner’s Court this week heard that ‘one of a kind’ Laura sent a video while trapped in the inferno.
The tragic footage showed the scene inside the stable, where bottles and containers had caught fire. Laura was heard saying she was ‘in a set of stables and cannot get out’.
A neighbour said the horsewoman had been living in a mobile home at the time of her death while renovating a nearby barn and using the stables.
The exact circumstances surrounding her passing are yet to be made clear, with a full inquest set to be held at a later date.
Assistant Coroner Michael Salt said: ‘The circumstances of the lady’s death are not yet fully known, however given the information we have already it is clearly an unnatural death and therefore a full inquest is needed.’
Laura Foulis died aged 38 after becoming trapped in a burning stable in Milnrow, Greater Manchester
The horse-loving mother spent her final moments recording a video message in the inferno
Images meanwhile showed the fire completely destroyed in the aftermath of the blaze
A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of murder in the aftermath of Laura’s death and released on bail pending an investigation.
He will, however, face no further action as police believe no third-party was involved.
Witnesses reported seeing large flames and black smoke billowing into the sky as the fire raged in the stables, according to The Sun.
Images meanwhile showed the building completely destroyed in the aftermath of the inferno.
Paying tribute, ex-partner David Jacobs, who Laura shared a 16-year-old son with, said he was ‘devastated’ by her death.
‘Words are lost on me at the moment,’ he said. ‘All I can say is Laura we love you and we miss you so much.’
Laura regularly posted pictures and videos of herself riding horses in the countryside on social media before she died.
In other tributes online, friends described her as having a ‘big heart’ and thanked her for helping inspire their ‘passion for horses’.
Leah Sykes wrote: ‘Thank you for believing in me when I didn’t believe in myself, for pushing me to be better and helping me fall in love with horses all over again.
‘You’re one of a kind and such a kind soul that will be missed by so many.’
Another friend, Jack McManus added: ‘RIP Laura, a hole in my heart has been made.
‘I will cherish our times together and the memories…will miss you and love you forever and a day.’
A date for the full inquest is yet to have been set.
