Scotland Yard probes UK tennis star's Wimbledon 'poisoning'

Scotland Yard today launched a criminal investigation into the alleged poisoning of a British junior tennis star at the prestigious Wimbledon championships last month.
Gabriella Taylor spent four days in intensive care after becoming unwell during her girls' quarter final.
Doctors diagnosed the 18-year-old with a rare strain of leptospirosis - also known as Weil's disease - a bacteria which can be transmitted through rat urine.
Her mother, Milena Taylor, said her daughter had nearly died as a result of the mystery illness and reported it to police last week.
"Gabriella is very, very disappointed. It is going to take her a very long time to recover from this physically and mentally. She almost died," her mother said.

"The bacteria, the infection team found is so rare in Britain that we feel this could not have been an accident. Her bags with her drinks in were often left unattended in the players' lounge and someone could have taken the opportunity to contaminate her drink," she added.

One theory being explored is that Taylor may have been targeted by an organised crime betting syndicate, a 'Daily Telegraph' report claims.
A Scotland Yard statement said: "Merton police are investigating an allegation of poisoning with intent to endanger life. The allegation was received by officers on August 5 with the incident alleged to have taken place at an address in Wimbledon between July 1-10. There have been no arrests and enquiries continue."

Taylor, ranked 381 in the world, did not pick up a racket for a month since being forced to stop against Kayla Day of the United States on July 7.
She returned to training this week.
"It was such an awful experience, probably the worst time of my life. It started the day before as a stomach bug and I managed to overcome it by winning my match that day. But, the day of the quarter-final, I woke up and felt 10 times worse.
"I couldn't believe it was happening to me in one of the most important tournaments of my life," she told BBC.

A Wimbledon spokesperson said: "The All England Lawn Tennis Club has not been approached about the investigation which is a police matter. There is no record of Miss Taylor using her catering pass to eat on site at the Championships in 2016.