British pensioner 'died after collision with zebra'

A coroner has asked for more inquiries to be made into the death of a 77-year-old woman who was involved in a "collision" with a zebra in Africa.

Eileen Whale, from Ipswich, died in hospital in the town in February after returning from a holiday in Kenya with husband Charles late last year. The cause of Mrs Whale's death was originally given as pancreatitis.

Dr Peter Dean adjourned an inquest to allow time to obtain more information about what caused her death.



He said the hearing was adjourned after discussions with Mrs Whale's relatives.

Dr Dean said the cause of death given when Mrs Whale's inquest was opened earlier this year was pancreatitis.

It is understood that doctors will try to establish any links between injuries caused as a result of the zebra incident and the pensioner's death.