Boyfriend gets engaged to dead love by placing ring on her finger and sharing image online

A grief-stricken boyfriend got ‘engaged’ to his dead girlfriend - and posted a Facebook photo of his ring on her finger.

Abigail Hall, 18, collapsed and died after less than a week at university.

Her boyfriend Josh Thompson, who was teaching tennis in Corfu, immediately flew back to the UK.

And after asking her parents for permission, he put a ring on her finger and announced “Abigail Hall and I are now engaged. She is my life.”

Josh, who had planned to propose to Abigail, added on Facebook : “Words cannot express the love that I have for her, she was the reason I would wake up in the morning.”

He added: “Thank you to everyone for the support you have given Abbie’s family and myself. Life will never be the same again, we need to continue to support each other.

Abigail, from Doncaster, South Yorks., had just started studying at Sheffield Hallam University where she was studying biomedical sciences.

She was found by friends in her flat in the city on Wednesday.

Police say there are no suspicious circumstances.

Devastated friends spoke of their shock of her death on social media and praised Josh’s gesture.

Nina Andreia said: “I’m completely lost for words, this is an example of love. So beautiful.

“She would have loved that ring and it looks so beautiful on her delicate finger.

“Thinking of you and Abbie’s family in this hard time. Stay strong.”

South Yorkshire Police said: “Emergency services were called at around 7.35pm on Wednesday following the discovery of a body of an 18-year-old woman at a property in Shoreham Street, Sheffield.

“There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and officers are liaising with the coroner.”