A 'loving and selfless' dad-of-two died when trying to fix a telephone line near a swollen river. Alun Owen slipped and fell into the River Aber in Abergwyngregyn, near Bangor in North Wales, before being swept away on October 6, 2020.
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A mum-of-six tragically died at the age of just 31 after 'simply taking too much medication'.
Jade Farquhar found herself in 'severe discomfort' after having twins, an inquest into her death heard. She was prescribed painkillers including codeine, morphine, pregabalin and diazepam to try and help with the pain, Lancs Live reports.
She became addicted to the medication and sadly died on November 30 last year after having taken 'just taken too much'. A coroner said she had experienced an 'awfully tough time' before her death.
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The inquest heard how on the November 30 last year, Jade invited a friend round to her house in Fowler Height Close in the Mill Hill area of Blackburn. Her friend went to sleep at around 11pm and in the morning she woke up to find Jade unresponsive.
Paramedics were called but Jade was tragically pronounced dead. An inquest held yesterday (May 17) heard that Jade had previously asked for help with her painkiller addiction and longed to be abstinent.
Assistant Coroner Richard Taylor said: "Toxicology revealed codeine use and the concentration is much higher than usually encountered and is within the range encountered in fatalities. The concentration of total morphine is also within the range encountered in fatalities."
The toxicology report revealed that although the levels of pregabalin and diazepam in Jade's blood were within the ranges seen in therapeutic use when taken alongside other painkillers they can enhance the toxic effects and increase the risk of death.
Members of Jade's family who attended the inquest at Accrington Town Hall said they were convinced that she had accidentally
A 'loving and selfless' dad-of-two died when trying to fix a telephone line near a swollen river. Alun Owen slipped and fell into the River Aber in Abergwyngregyn, near Bangor in North Wales, before being swept away on October 6, 2020.
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