AN inquest has been opened into the death of a woman whose body was found at a house in Wallasey.

The body of Debbie Caldwell, a mother-of-two, was discovered by police who had forced entry into the address in Albert Street just after 1pm on Sunday, July 11, after a concerned passer-by raised the alarm.

An inquest was opened at West Kirby coroner's office on Monday afternoon and has been adjorned until a date to be fixed.

Coroner's officer Arthur Flower told the inquest that a passing motorist had raised the alarm after seeing the children, aged three and four, dangling their legs out of a first-floor window.

Miss Caldwell's body was found by police and the 29-year-old was pronounced dead at 2pm. A postmortem by Dr Brian Rodgers at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital was conducted the following day.

The result of the examination has been withheld, pending further test results.

Police are satisified that there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding Miss Caldwell's death.