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Fit and healthy young woman died after collapsing during shopping trip on her 20th birthday

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The friends of a young woman who died after collapsing whilst out shopping on her birthday say they've been left "absolutely heartbroken." Brazil Walsh, known as Be, was described as "fit" and "healthy" and loved sport from horse riding to becoming a 'master of judo' - even gaining a blackbelt in the sport.

On April 24 she went out shopping in Leeds for the day to celebrate turning 20. Tragically, the trip ended with Be hospitalised in a coma, Yorkshire Live reports. READ MORE:Inquest opens after woman's body found in woods Be, from Huddersfield, collapsed in a Harvey Nichols store before she was rushed to St James' University Hospital in Leeds, a family friend said.

She was later transferred to Leeds General Infirmary where she was diagnosed with encephalitis. The rare but serious brain inflammation attacked the memory and vision part of her brain.

Family member Kirsty Marshall on behalf of Be's mum Lilibeth Walsh, said: "After numerous tests and numerous doctors from not only Leeds but London and Oxford as well, it was finally diagnosed. "Unfortunately there is no cure and her brain could not cope any longer, the virus had spread throughout.

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