THE MOTHER of a Black Mirror actress died of heatstroke after using a gym sauna, an inquest has heard.
Mileva Brooks, 75, whose daughter Milanka appeared in the dystopian show in 2015, collapsed at the Everlast gym in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, last August.
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Gloucester Crown Court heard yesterday that she died in hospital three days later with her daughter present.
Sergeant Ian Pipe of Gloucestershire Police told the court that CCTV footage showed Mileva reading the safety notice before entering the sauna.
He said: “While Mileva was in the sauna other gym members entered and they later became concerned for her welfare.”
Customers pressed an emergency button to summon staff, who turned off the sauna and called an ambulance.
Mileva was rushed to hospital but could not be saved.
Sadie Hawson, a senior environment health officer at Cheltenham Borough Council, conducted a health and safety review of the facility and reported no cause for further action.
A post-mortem revealed that heatstroke resulted in Mileva’s collapse, with her core body temperature above safe levels.
Pathologist Dr Matthew Beesley said: “In my opinion the most likely cause of death in this case is the effects of heatstroke.
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“It is not possible to determine on the basis of this examination alone how long Mileva had been exposed to heat in the sauna or estimate what the temperature of the sauna was.
“There is no evidence of any disease that would explain the high body temperature detected at the scene or anything else to provide an alternative cause of death.”
However, Dr Beesley did add that his examination had been disrupted by measures taken by medics to try and save Mileva’s life.
Assistant coroner Roland Wooderson recorded a narrative conclusion.
Mileva’s husband, Harry Brooks Jr, was also an actor, with roles in Doctor Who and Danger Man.
They married in 1977 and stayed together until his death in 2008.
Milanka was born in 1983 and went on to study at Drama Centre London before going on to a career as an actress.
She most recently appeared as Princess Svetlana in hit royal comedy The Windsors.
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