The grieving parents of a psychologist who died after she is believed to have taken a banned legal high drug have paid tribute to their 'caring and beautiful' daughter.

Police are investigating whether the death of Jennifer Whiteley, 27, may be linked Benzo Fury, the 'legal high' which has been temporarily banned by the government while the independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs investigates the stimulant.

She collapsed at her home in Dane Road, Sale
, at 5am on Saturday after she and her partner had apparently taken the drug. Jennifer later died in hospital.

Toxicology tests are continuing to establish whether the drug played a part in her death.

Today (Wednesday) her parents Claire and Ted paid a moving tribute to their daughter, who graduated with a degree in psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University.

After completing her studies, the former pupil of Loreto Grammar School
in Altrincham
worked with Creative Support in Fallowfield,
helping woman of all ages with mental health problems.

During this period she also graduated with an Msc in health psychology at Staffordshire University, and later had had articles published in The Journal of Health Psychology and another professional journal.

She went on to work at The Priory clinic at the private Cheadle Royal Hospital and also at Wythenshawe
Hospital.

At the time of her death she had just landed a post at Cheadle Royal working for the NHS and was hoping to embark on a doctorate.

In a statement, her parents said: “Jennifer was passionate about her field of study and wanted to help people wherever she could. You could put her with a group of people covering every age, creed and colour and she could engage with all of them.

“The overwhelming response from all the people who knew her was that this young, caring and beautiful woman was a wonderful person loved by everyone and her loss will affect them all deeply.

“Her mother is envied by their mutual friends for having a daughter who was also her best friend and her father for having a daughter who was clever, fantastic company, a faithful and reliable friend and able to engage with everyone she met.

“As Jennifer's parents we would like to thank the officers of GMP for their care and kindness at the most devastating time of our lives.”

The couple said their 'lives changed completely' when Jennifer was born on February 26, 1986.

They told how Jennifer grew particularly close to her maternal grandmother who would look after the youngster while her parents were at work. Her grandmother died last year.

When her grandfather suffered a stroke when she was aged three, Jennifer was regularly at his bedside and helping the nurses care for him, they said.