The North East Ambulance Service has handed in a "serious incident" report to the coroner regarding the Darlington woman who was wrongly declared dead.

Olive Mary Louise Martin, 54, was declared dead at her home on October 13, 2023, before being taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital.

Last year, The Northern Echo exclusively revealed the woman had been pronounced dead by paramedics before waking up at Darlington Memorial Hospital, but later her death was confirmed.

At the time, NEAS had apologised for the "distress" to the family and said an inquiry was underway, whilst Durham Police said the actual death was "unexpected" and post-mortem tests would be carried out.

Today, an inquest heard that the NEAS has handed in a "serious incident" report to be read by the family and coroner before the inquest date is decided.

The Care Quality Commission is also investigating the incident but their enquiries are ongoing.

At the last mention hearing at Crook Coroner's Court it was heard that there were no criminal charges in the police investigation.

Senior Coroner Jeremy Chipperfield discussed the inquest with a representative from the North East Ambulance Service, Durham Police and a family member.

He said: "Olive Martin's inquest has been opened and last time it was in court we were waiting for the NEAS SI report to be finalised."

The coroner's officer assembling documents for the inquest said that she believed she now had everything she needed to create the bundle for the case.

Mr Chipperfield said: "I propose to adjourn for a mention to decide the date of the pre inquest review."

Andrew Hodge, Director of Paramedicine at North East Ambulance Service, previously said: "As soon as we were made aware of this incident, we opened an investigation and contacted the patient’s family.

"We are deeply sorry for the distress that this has caused them. A full review of this incident is being undertaken and we are unable to comment any further at this stage.

"The colleagues involved are being supported appropriately."

Last year, a critical report was published into how NEAS ambulance workers had covered up failings and withheld evidence from inquests.