The inquest into the death of a 20-year-old woman has been delayed until next year after a number of jurors tested positive for Covid-19.

The inquest into the death of Rosie Young from Bewdley was supposed to enter its second week on Monday (October 9) but has now been postponed because of an outbreak of Covid-19 among the jury.

By law, inquests that require a jury must be held in front of at least seven people.

The inquest, which began on October 2 at Worcestershire Coroner’s Court in Stourport, was due to last two weeks.

The delay means a new jury will have to be selected and the inquest will have to start again from the beginning with witnesses who had already given evidence recalled for a second time.

Worcestershire’s senior coroner David Reid said the new inquest would not begin until January 29 next year.

“I’m very sorry indeed,” the coroner said. “I don’t think we have any alternative.”

Several witnesses, including paramedics, were due to give evidence on Monday with two expert witnesses expected to be called on Tuesday.

The inquest had already heard how the trainee paramedic died after suffering “serious” injuries after jumping from a moving ambulance travelling between Worcester and Redditch in November 2021.

Ms Young, who had been diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder, also known as borderline personality disorder, had a “long-standing” history of self-harm and suicide attempts and had been sectioned several times under the Mental Health Act.

In the days before her death, Ms Young was admitted to hospital after overdosing on a prescription drug and attempted suicide several times while there.

A few days later, when she was due to be discharged from hospital, Ms Young dislocated her shoulder while moving a chair and was forced to remain in the hospital to prepare for surgery.

Shen then fled the hospital again but was later returned after being found by police and sectioned.

Ms Young was then moved from Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch where she jumped out of the moving ambulance during the trip.

She was then taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham with “serious” injuries.

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