What happened to Chelsea Hyndman? British woman who died in Crete whose boyfriend was convicted – all you need to know

A BRIT holiday worker whose boyfriend was originally accused of her murder could have died of a separate injury.

Chelsea Hyndman, 20, died after suffering severe abdominal injuries while living on the Greek island of Crete with Luke Walker.

He was was charged with her murder in May 2010 but was later charged and convicted of grievous bodily harm.

Now, an inquest has heard her injuries could have been caused by an earlier fall.

What did the inquest hear?

Prof Colin Johnson – a consultant surgeon and a specialist on the pancreas – said a fall while out drinking with friends 11 days before she died may have triggered her deteriorating health.

Witnesses claimed Chelsea had a bottle in one hand while her left hand was in her belt as she adjusted her clothing, and so fell straight “like a plank” without putting her hands out in front of her.

Prof Johnson claimed that her left fist caught in her belt could have been enough to cause the damage to her pancreas, which eventually caused multiple organ failure.

He told Wakefield Coroner’s Court, West Yorkshire: “In the case of someone who is drunk and the abdominal muscles relaxing, falling on the fist is sufficient to suppress the pancreas and cause the injury. Falling in the way described is sufficient.”

Asked by the area coroner, Jonathan Leach, if he thought it was more likely the fall or an assault, Prof Johnson said: “I do not think with the state of the injuries it’s really possible to say one way or another.”

What did a court originally rule?

Chelsea had met Walker while working on the Greek resort of Malia in 2008 before they began a relationship a year later.

She was admitted to hospital on May 16, 2010 with stomach pains and she had become jaundiced. Despite emergency surgery, she died the next day.

Walker was charged with her murder after witnesses described hearing them arguing after a night out in Malia in the early hours of May 12, 2010.

The court in Greece was told neighbours heard shouting and furniture being moved in the couple’s room.

He had always denied killing her and said she sustained injuries after falling on a beer glass on a night out.

Walker, from Brierley Hill, West Mids., was convicted last year and given a three-year suspended sentence by a court in Crete.

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