An inquest into the death of a Kingston University student involved in a nightclub crowd scrum has begun nearly four years after her death.

Teenager Laurene-Danielle Jackson was a promising psychology student who had started her second year at the university.

The 19-year-old, known fondly as Tiffany, from Wembley visited Northampton for the Wickedest Wickedest student night at Lava and Ignite nightclub on October 19, 2011.

She was found unconscious inside the club in the early hours.

Nabila Nanfuka, 22, also died and 28 clubbers were hurt, after people started jostling near the cloakroom area of the club towards the end of the night.

Assistant coroner for Northampton, Belinda Cheney, said a fire alarm and coach starting to take revellers home just after 3am may have caused the large numbers rushing to get out.

The jury have been told they will not determine any criminal or civil liability following the inquest that began this week and is expected to last three weeks.

The 10 jury members have already visited the former site of the club, which is now a gym, where the crush took place, and have heard about how clubbers were unable to move in the stairway during the chaos.

Witness Chinedu Ani, manager of another club, told the court people were "crying, screaming and moaning," and some looked like they were running out of breath.

He said he did not think anyone was to blame.

Miss Jackson died at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester on November 6. This week marks the fourth anniversary of her death.

At the time of Miss Jackson's death, Bridget Tower, director of studies at Kingston University’s department of criminology and sociology, said: "In the short time that Tiffany was with us, she certainly taught us fresh ways of looking at familiar things and encouraged us to ask new and important questions.

"We will miss her very much and are saddened that her academic career has been cut so short. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Tiffany’s family and everyone who knew her."

Last year, the Crown Prosecution Service said there would be no criminal charges brought against anyone.