Inquest opens into British-Indian schoolgirl's sudden death

An inquest has been opened into the sudden death of an 18-year-old British-Indian schoolgirl in London.
Aashi Sinha, who attended Forest School in Ilford, north-east London, is believed to have died of a sudden cardiac arrest in hospital last Wednesday.
While no official cause of death will be formally announced until the inquest closes later this year, her family have offered mourners the option to donate to the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young - which raises awareness of heart conditions that cause sudden death.
A spokesperson for Walthamstow Coroners' Court said the teenager had died at Queen's Hospital in Romford, north-east London, on May 8.

Her death had left her classmates in shock, who have now set up a Facebook tribute page in her memory.
"Aashi was a particularly lovely girl: talented and bright, much liked and respected by her teachers and widely loved by her peers. Her death touches all of us," a spokesperson for Forest School in College Place, Snaresbrook, said.
"At this very difficult time, we ask for privacy as we work with all those affected by this tragic loss. We will continue to work closely with all of our pupils and staff to help them through this difficult time," he added.

Tributes also continued to pour in on social media sites like Twitter as her friends expressed condolences to her family and spoke of their shock at Aashi's death.