The sister of a former beauty queen who died while working at Michael Owen's stables has spoken out as her family wait for blood test results to come back.
Jessica Whalley was a transport manager at Manor House Stables in Malpas, Cheshire which is owned by the former Liverpool FC star and his daughter Gemma Owen.
Jessica died after collapsing at the stables shortly before 7.30am on March 28. Jessica's half sister Leonna Mayor thought the post-mortem would shed light on a underlying heart condition, but it did not.
However, she says Jessica is believed to have had a cardiac arrest, reports the Liverpool ECHO. The family are also waiting for the toxicology results. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Ms Mayor, a former jockey who now works as a presenter on Sky Sports and ITV's coverage of horse racing, said: "She was very young and I feel the pain of my grandmother and aunt who were very close to her.
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