A dog walker tragically lost her life after being "trampled" to death by cows, an inquest has heard. Rebekah Morris, affectionately known as Becki, was out walking her dog in Littlethorpe, Leicestershire, on the evening of July 9, 2022, when the horrifying incident occurred.

The inquest, which began at Leicester Coroner's Court on Monday, revealed that the 29-year-old had sent a photo of the animals with the caption "cowz" to her mother just before 9pm during her walk. However, alarm bells rang when Ms Morris stopped responding to text messages, leading her parents to search for her in the field shown in the photo.

They found her injured and she later went into cardiac arrest. Despite paramedics' best efforts, she was pronounced dead at 11.21pm.

Forensic pathologist Dr Michael Biggs, who conducted Ms Morris's post-mortem examination, informed the jury that her injuries were "consistent with hoof marks from a trampling incident". He explained that she had sustained blunt force traumatic injuries and abrasions to her upper chest and left shoulder.

"There was extensive damage to the liver, which led to severe internal bleeding. That's the main reason why Becki died," he stated.

He added in his testimony that the number of injuries suggested it was a "relatively brief incident involving one cow", rather than the entire herd, reports the Mirror.

Dr Biggs said there was “enough of a suspicion” to do a forensic post-mortem examination to “rule out” the involvement of a person.

“There were no other injuries to suggest the involvement of another person,” he said. “All injuries were consistent with a livestock trampling incident.

“The type and location of the injuries in this case, for me, were indicative of something else, such as a large, heavy creature – such as a cow.” There were traces of alcohol and medications in Ms Morris’s blood at the time, but these were “not a dangerous combination”, Dr Biggs told the inquest.

The inquest, which is expected to last five days, continues.