Epilogue
Elizabeth Sparrow, 25, died on Monday afternoon at Leeds station. On that Monday, the deceased left her home in the company of her Grandmother, for the purpose of going to visit a relative by the 2:27pm train. When the deceased reached the station, she appeared to be very much exhausted. She, however, got into the train, but gradually became worse. In getting out of the train at Leeds, she died while on the platform.
Dr. James Bell performed the autopsy. He claimed that the cause of death was heart attack. This lead him to investigate why a healthy, 25 year old woman's heart would stop beating. He was quoted as saying; "In the weeks prior to her death she was experiencing hallucinations. This would have caused a whirlwind of chemicals to be released in the neural structure, due to most hallucinations being very stressful or frightening. The deceased claimed to be grief-stricken because of her lover's death, and it is known that she was not in a relationship, therefore we must conclude this myocardial infarction was induced by the release of stress hormones in the brain, inducing a life-threatening arrhythmia. As far as we can tell, she, literally, died of a broken heart."
Rose Sparrow, Grandmother, talked to The Independent about her loss.
"Elizabeth was such a sweet girl, always laughing and making jokes. I still can't believe she's gone, it came as a shock to everyone. We knew she was ill, but no one knew how bad it was. When she drove back from the shops, I knew she wasn't right. She would stay in bed for days, asking for someone named Boromir. All I can do is get my peace of mind from knowing she is in a better place. A place where's she's with her Boromir, whoever he is."