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The 'significantly mummified' body of a 'talented' young woman was discovered in her 'sparsely furnished' flat.

It's thought Charlotte Leader had been dead 'for some time' before her body was found on August 6 this year, as food in the refrigerator had sell-by dates of July 2024.

Police investigations found the last - and only - messages on the 23-year-old's phone were exchanges with AI service ChatGPT.

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An inquest heard that Charlotte, who had not spoken to her family since September 2021, was found in her 'immaculate' flat in Newbury Walk, Bolton.

Senior coroner Stephen Teasdale said no illicit drugs were present and there was no obvious indication of suicide.

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