Updated: 18 Dec 2020, 13:30
WIKILEAKS whistleblower Chelsea Manning s mum drowned in the bath after drinking alcohol, an inquest heard.
Susan Manning, 65, was found dead at home in Pembrokeshire, Wales in January after she was submerged in the water while heavily intoxicated .
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Her daughter leaked information to Wikileaks founder Julian AssangeCredit: EPA
Her daughter Chelsea missed her mum s funeral because she was being held in a US detention centre at the time.
Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea, 33, was being held for contempt between March 2019 and March this year.
She had refused to testify before a grand jury investigating Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
An inquest heard Susan returned to Wales after a marriage breakdown to American soldier Brian Manning.
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image captionChelsea Manning was unable to attend her mother s funeral as she was being held in a US detention centre
The mother of Wikileaks source and ex-US army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning died in the bath after drinking a lot of alcohol, an inquest has heard.
The body of Susan Manning, 65, was found submerged in water at her home in west Wales in January. She was later declared dead by paramedics.
An inquest in Haverfordwest concluded Ms Manning s death was accidental.
Her daughter was imprisoned between 2010 and 2017 after being found guilty of charges including espionage for leaking secret military files to Wikileaks.