'Very gentle' junior doctor, 25, took her own life after mixing alcohol and cocaine, inquest hears
17.02.2022 - 15:39
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A junior doctor took her own life after drinking and taking cocaine, an inquest has heard.
Elizabeth Allen, 25, was found unresponsive at her flat in Stanley Street, Salford, on September 10 2021, Bolton Coroners Court was told.
Her mum Cathy Allen told the court that Elizabeth had been born in Harlow, Essex, but had moved to Somerset when she was young.
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After excelling in her A-levels, she studied medicine at Leicester University and went on to secure a two-year foundation placement at Salford Royal Hospital.
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Elizabeth qualified as a junior doctor in August 2021 and worked on wards as a locum.
During the inquest, Ms Allen described her daughter as: “very funny, very sweet, very kind and very gentle.”
She added: “She always wanted to make sure everyone was okay. She was extremely popular and extremely affectionate.
“She loved to sleep, she loved to eat, she loved cooking and loved socialising with her friends.
“She loved the beach, she loved the sea and very much loved her family and little sister.”
Ms Allen said that she last saw her daughter a couple of days before her death.
On September 5, Elizabeth had travelled down to Devon by train to spend a couple of days in a cottage with her family.
Her mother picked her up from the railway station and said that Elizabeth was acting “excitable” and was much louder than usual.
That night, Elizabeth drank some wine and fell asleep on the sofa.
Ms Allen woke her daughter up