American actor and comedian Eric André has been spotted at a café in Manchester city centre this afternoon following a sold-out gig.
09.05.2024 - 18:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A much-loved trainee accountant took her own life when she was hit by a train passing through a station in Greater Manchester at high speed, a coroner has concluded. Alanis Ogundipe, who was 26, was described by her family as a 'fantastically-talented, intelligent, independent and beautiful young woman with a big future ahead of her'.
Tragically, an inquest heard she died at Eccles railway station in Salford on May 29 last year. A coroner recorded a conclusion of suicide following a two-day hearing at Bolton Coroners' Court.
Coroner Peter Sigee said it was possible Alanis was suffering 'significant, short-term financial difficulties' at the time and also referenced the 'possible breakdown of a relationship with a partner'.
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Alanis, the inquest heard, was born in Stockton-on-Tees and was living at Charter House on Barton Lane, Eccles. She moved to Manchester in 2016 and secured a place at Manchester Business School.
Her mother, Josephine Ogundipe, said in a statement her daughter was 'academically gifted and had a desire to succeed that was unmatched'. "Her loss is immeasurable and it is something that we as a family will never be able to come to terms with," she added. "Alanis was generally a very happy, bubbly, outgoing person and she would light up a room. Alanis was loved unconditionally by her family, a fact to which all of us can attest."
The family said she was 'very sensible and measured... and was always very good at handling money'. Mrs Ogundipe said Alanis suffered with her mental health while at secondary school, but it gave her an 'appreciation of the importance of good mental health'.
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American actor and comedian Eric André has been spotted at a café in Manchester city centre this afternoon following a sold-out gig.
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