Police are investigating claims that a teenage British tennis player was poisoned at Wimbledon last month.<\/p>\n
Gabriella Taylor, 18, spent four days in intensive care after becoming unwell during her girls’ quarter-final match.<\/p>\n
Scotland Yard says it has received an allegation of poisoning with intent to endanger life or cause grievous bodily harm.<\/p>\n
Taylor’s mother confirmed to BBC Radio Solent that the matter was being dealt with by police.<\/p>\n
Milena Taylor also told the Daily Telegraph<\/i> her daughter had been “close to death”.<\/p>\n
The teenager, from Southampton, had been staying “in a completely healthy environment” and it was “impossible” for her to have simply become ill, her mother told the paper.<\/p>\n
The junior player last week spoke to BBC Sport about the mystery illnessshe contracted during the tournament, saying: “It was such an awful experience, probably the worst time of my life.”<\/p>\n
A police statement said the allegation was received by officers on 5 August, concerning a possible offence at an address in Wimbledon between 1 and 10 July.<\/p>\n
“It is unknown where or when the poison was ingested,” a spokesman added.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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