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The family of a "beautiful and kind" woman who was found dead at her apartment in Dubai, UAE, have said it would have been 'completely out of character' for her to take her own life.
Rhian Louise Wright, 31, from Blackburn, had moved to Dubai in 2014. On November 13 last year police were called to Rhian's apartment after a friend had been trying to contact her with no response.
When officers entered the apartment they found her dead. Police later concluding Rhian's death was a suicide. Rhian initially worked as a personal assistant in Dubai. She had her own apartment where she lived with her two dogs and had been undertaking a law qualification.
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At an inquest held on Thursday (June 20) at Blackburn Town Hall, Rhian's family, including her mum and grandma, placed a framed photo of her at the front of the court before proceedings began. They said that Rhian taking her own life "was completely out of character," reports Lancashire Live.
Assistant Coroner Sian Jones explained to Rhian's family that she has no jurisdiction or powers to compel either evidence or witnesses from outside of the UK. She added that while Rhian's phone had been recovered police were unable to access the messages or search history to look for any evidence to suggest why Rhian took her own life.
A report, provided by the government of Dubai, stated: "At 4pm on Monday November a report was received about a person... they were not answering their phone. [Police] went in the apartment and she was found deceased."
The inquest heard that, while in Dubai, Rhian had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and was taking
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