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"We know that fireworks can cause stress to other animals in the zoo and we cannot rule out that they may have contributed to the untimely death of Roxie’s mother Ginger, just five days’ earlier."

Marlowe Sommer also wrote that Morrissey’s motion was untimely, noting the prosecutor missed an Aug. 30 deadline to file the motion.

“Alex’s untimely death is extremely sad and a great loss but I guess his great legacy is that he took the independence movement to where it is today.”

The ombudsman concluded that these failings amounted to “a loss of opportunity for the patient, which ultimately led to his untimely death”.

The family said many people had aired their views about her disappearance and her "untimely and tragic death", but only they could speak about her as "a mummy, partner, daughter, and sister".