AN ELDERLY woman, who died after her house in Cirencester caught fire on December 28, has not yet been officially named.

Her family have not ID'd her, a spokesman for Gloucestershire Coroners Office confirmed.

The woman, who was in her eighties and lived on Purley Road, is believed to have died from smoke inhalation after her living room caught fire just after Christmas.

She was pronounced dead at the scene. Fire fighters confirmed she did not have a smoke detector fitted.

More to follow.