A WOMAN died in hospital 20 days after being rushed there, an inquest hearing has heard.

Chi Yan Carol Cheng sadly died at Warrington Hospital, having been found requiring medical attention at home.

An inquest into her death was formally opened at Warrington Coroner’s Court on Wednesday, before being adjourned to later this year.

The coroner heard that Ms Cheng was found at her home address in Padgate on November 5.

She was rushed to Warrington Hospital, where she sadly died 20 days later on November 25, aged 45.

A coroner officer stated that the reason for an inquest being requested was due to an ‘unnatural’ cause of death being identified following a post-mortem examination.

The identity of Ms Cheng was confirmed by a staff nurse at the hospital to a porter at the Lovely Lane site on November 25, the court heard.

After hearing the brief circumstances of the death, Elizabeth Wheeler, assistant coroner for Cheshire, said: “On the evidence I have heard, I am satisfied that the case of Chi Yan Carol Cheng requires an inquest.

“I therefore open and adjourn the inquest, which will be heard on March 5.”