AN inquest has been opened and adjourned after a nurse's body was discovered in a Malvern street.

Gillian Edwards was found behind her home in Peak View, off Yates Hay Road, on Sunday morning.

Worcestershire coroner Victor Round said he was awaiting results of a post-mortem and toxicology tests carried out on the 30-year-old.

The inquest was adjourned until a later date.