Family pay tribute to ‘happy, beautiful and talented girl’

The family of a student who died suddenly this week have paid tribute to a “happy, beautiful and talented girl.”

Eighteen-year-old Sophie Goode died on Tuesday after a road traffic incident at the University of Nottingham.

Sophie, who was studying Sport and Exercise Science, had been riding an electric bicycle shortly before sustaining serious injuries in the early hours of the morning.

Despite the best efforts of medical staff, she was pronounced deceased a short time later.

Her family has today paid tribute to a ‘beautiful daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend.’

They added:

“Sophie was a happy, beautiful and talented girl who was loved by everyone who knew her.

“When she wasn’t singing or dancing, she was planning which live music concerts to go to with her younger sister.

“She really was the life and soul everywhere she went.

“She just loved life, loved people and was surrounded by her soulmates at university, where she had quickly established herself as part of the Nottingham women’s cricket family.

“She was determined to do whatever her mind was set on and was taken from us too soon.”

An investigation into Sophie’s death is continuing. Her family are being supported by specially trained officers and have requested privacy from the media.