A WOMAN was found dead at her home address.

Joanne Hathaway, who lived in Abingdon, died on December 6.

The head coroner for the county, Darren Salter, opened her inquest on Tuesday at Oxford Coroners Court.

He said the 50-year-old married woman had been born in Liverpool and worked as a secretary.

She had been found at her home address at 11.39pm.

Her cause of death was hanging.

A full inquest has been scheduled for April 20.

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