The death of a woman who died outside of the Robin Hood pub remains a mystery, a coroner has ruled.

Marion Bond who lived in Tunbridge Wells, was left in a critical condition after being hit by a car on Thursday, February 18.

She was taken to King’s College Hospital in London following the collision in the car-park, but died of her injuries on Wednesday, March 2.

An inquest into her death was opened and adjourned at Gravesend Coroners’ Court in March and was closed today as an open verdict.

Senior Coroner, Roger Hatch ruled: “It remains something of a mystery, we do not know how she came to be on the floor of the car-park.

“A specialist post-mortem was constructed with the hope of something coming from it, but in reality it has not. Sadly, this has not led us any further forward as to why Marion Bond suffered the head injury that she did."

“I am not able to find an explanation or reason as to how this death came about" - Roger Hatch, Coroner

PC David Burley of the Kent Police forensics unit delivered his evidence which described the car-park of the public house as poorly lit.

When CCTV footage was released there were hopes of finding an answer, however due to the lack of lighting the images were of poor quality and deemed unusable.

Family heard that there was no impact damage on the blue Chrysler Tacuma involved which led officers to question if the car was responsible for Marion ending up on the ground.

It was suggested that she may have been laying on the floor already or fallen backwards causing her traumatic brain injuries.

Coroner Hatch said: “It could have been a simple trip or a stumble but I cannot entirely exclude that she had been run over by another vehicle.”

The family of Marion Bond who travelled to Gravesend from across Kent and London were left knowing no more than when they arrived.

Her brother, Peter Bond, said: “It is a completely uncertain situation, she is sorely missed and it’s disappointing that we don’t have an indication of why she died.”