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Police to investigate 'poisoning' at Wimbledon

August 11, 2016 14:03 IST

Gabriella Taylor

IMAGE: Gabriella Taylor in action against Morgan Coppoc during the first round of the Girls' singles at the Wimbledon Championships 2016 in London, on July 3, 2016. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Police are investigating an allegation that teenage British tennis player Gabriella Taylor was poisoned at Wimbledon last month, with her mother telling local media the 18-year-old had been "close to death".

Taylor spent four days in intensive care after becoming unwell during her girls' quarter-final match.

Her mother, Milena, told the Daily Telegraph that her daughter had been staying "in a completely healthy environment" and it was "impossible" for her to have become ill.

A police spokesman said the allegation was made on August 5 "concerning a possible offence at an address in Wimbledon between July 1-10", according to British media.

Source: REUTERS
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