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| Nida Naseer inquest: Questions over missing teenager's death | Nida Naseer inquest: Questions over missing teenager's death |
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| Questions still surround the death of a teenager who went missing after leaving her home barefoot in the middle of the winter, an inquest has heard. | Questions still surround the death of a teenager who went missing after leaving her home barefoot in the middle of the winter, an inquest has heard. |
| Nida Naseer was 18 when vanished from her parent's house in Newport last December. Her body was found in wetlands three months later. | Nida Naseer was 18 when vanished from her parent's house in Newport last December. Her body was found in wetlands three months later. |
| The Newport inquest heard it was "possible" the student may have fallen from a bridge into the River Usk. | The Newport inquest heard it was "possible" the student may have fallen from a bridge into the River Usk. |
| Coroner David Bowen recorded an open verdict. | Coroner David Bowen recorded an open verdict. |
| The hearing was told that with no confirmed sightings of her since she disappeared and a post-mortem examination revealing no sign of injuries, questions still surrounded her death. | |
| "Police investigations failed to find any evidence as to when, how or in what manner Miss Naseer's body entered the river," Mr Bowen said. | "Police investigations failed to find any evidence as to when, how or in what manner Miss Naseer's body entered the river," Mr Bowen said. |
| "How this happened is pure speculation. | "How this happened is pure speculation. |
| "And this inquest is not concerned with speculation, it is concerned with the facts. | "And this inquest is not concerned with speculation, it is concerned with the facts. |
| "Miss Naseer's father described his daughter's disappearance as a mystery. | "Miss Naseer's father described his daughter's disappearance as a mystery. |
| "From the evidence that I have heard I am satisfied never such a description been more appropriate." | "From the evidence that I have heard I am satisfied never such a description been more appropriate." |
| The Coleg Gwent student's body was found at Newport Wetlands on 27 March, about four miles (6.5km) from her home. | The Coleg Gwent student's body was found at Newport Wetlands on 27 March, about four miles (6.5km) from her home. |
| Her family had sought asylum after coming to the UK from Pakistan five years ago but their application had been turned down. | Her family had sought asylum after coming to the UK from Pakistan five years ago but their application had been turned down. |
| The inquest heard she suffered "hurt and stress" because the family's asylum-seeker status prevented her from attending university and had led to family arguments. | The inquest heard she suffered "hurt and stress" because the family's asylum-seeker status prevented her from attending university and had led to family arguments. |
| Gwent Police Det Con Stephen Davies told the inquest: "Her disappearance was a complete mystery. Nida had never been missing before and her actions were totally out of character." | Gwent Police Det Con Stephen Davies told the inquest: "Her disappearance was a complete mystery. Nida had never been missing before and her actions were totally out of character." |