Inquest opened into death of pub landlady

An inquest has opened into the death of a pub landlady in South Shropshire.

58-year-old Anne Michelle Male died in a fire at the Fighting Cocks Pub in Stottesdon on July 14. 

Emergency services responded to the blaze but despite resuscitation efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Shropshire’s Coroner John Ellery was told police found no suspicious circumstances. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Shropshire Fire and Rescue. 

A full inquest is scheduled for October 30.