A CORONER has ruled that a popular Dorchester student died from natural causes.

Thomas Hardye School pupil Georgina Brunt was found unresponsive at her home in Upwey, Weymouth on January 10 and was rushed to hospital, where she was declared dead.

At an inquest into the 18-year-old’s death, West Dorset Coroner Michael Johnston said it was clear from a report by pathologist Dr Mark Deverell that she died of natural causes.

He said the autopsy revealed evidence of widespread oedema of the lungs ‘indicating an established pneumonia’.

Mr Johnston said that Georgina had a medical history of epilepsy and was on medication for the condition.

However, he added: “There was no good evidence to suggest epilepsy was involved in the cause of death.”

Mr Johnston recorded the cause of death as pneumonia and pulmonary oedema.

He concluded: “I shall record a verdict that she died of natural causes.”

Tributes poured in for A-level student Georgina after her tragic death last month.

Her school described her as a ‘cheerful’, ‘creative’ and ‘lovely’ girl and revealed she was planning to apply to Bournemouth University to study an Art Foundation degree.

Georgina had been head girl at Sunninghill Preparatory School in Dorchester, where her mother worked as a teacher.

Her friends described her as a ‘beautiful person’ with an ‘infectious smile’.

Her godmother Beverley Jones-Beavis said: “She was the most amazing girl in my life from the minute she was born.”