Scots woman discovered dead in London hotel after twin sister raises alarm
Samorine Djene Touré, 26, was on holiday over the bank holiday weekend but concerns grew when her family couldn't get hold of her.
A woman from Glasgow has been found dead inside a London hotel room after her worried twin sister raised the alarm. Samorine Djene Touré, 26, was on holiday over the bank holiday weekend but concerns grew when her family couldn't get hold of her.
Samorine, who worked for Scotrail, has been described as "completely healthy" before the tragedy. Her twin sister Samyra contacted the Paragraph Edmonton hotel in Kendal Gardens and urged the manager to check up on her sister on Sunday.
When she called the hotel back for an update, paramedics tragically responded with devastating news that Samorine had passed away.
The cause of her death remains unknown to the family at this stage. It's understood a post-mortem and police investigation is currently underway.
Speaking to Glasgow Live, Samyra's partner James Aitken spoke of how the family broke down when they heard the shocking news.
James, 32, said: "She (Samyra) completely broke down. Their step-dad and little brother arrived at the same time as me and they were absolutely distraught, screaming and wailing - we all were. It's still a massive shock to us and unbelievable. We are waiting to find out what has happened."
Samyra and her step-dad have now gone to Paris to be with Samyra's little sister and their mum, who are staying there at the moment. But James explained Samyra intends to travel to London on May 8 to find out what is happening with the investigation into Samorine's death.
The family would like to have her body repatriated to the Ivory Coast in West Africa, which is her home country.
He said: "They would like her to be buried back in her home country, which is a common tradition. We can't really go forward organising this without knowing what's happening and how long they will keep her for.
"Samyra should be coming back from Paris on Thursday [May 8] and will go to London to find out what's happening. We are just waiting for the police to get back to us and the post mortem to be completed."
Samorine, who lived in the Yoker area, was a former pupil at Knightswood Secondary School. When she wasn't working at Glasgow Central station, she doted on her nieces and nephews.
Paying tribute to his sister-in-law, a tearful James added: "The family were all really close and the twins did everything together. She loved life and was so happy. She was such a good aunty to the kids, she loved them.
"For the past few months she was praying five times a day, learning Arabic and teaching my children too. She was really trying to be the best person she could. She loved to travel and had a beautiful dog who she loved too."
James has created a GoFundMe page, to repatriate Samorine back to her home country in West Africa, which has raised over £5,000.
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