Young show jumper dies in farm accident
The eight-year-old daughter of Irish racehorse trainer Mervyn Torrens and his wife Anne has died in an accident at the family farm in Drumquin, Omagh.
Keen show jumper Alison Torrens died on Thursday evening (26 February) after falling beneath a roller used to flatten horse track.
Paramedics were called but could not revive her.
Her funeral was held on Sunday at Drumquin Presbyterian Church.
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.