Two friends died after the car they were travelling in plunged into a river in Wales on Christmas Day, an inquest heard.
15.09.2023 - 05:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A young mother-of-two died of 'cocaine toxicity' two days after she went out to celebrate Valentine's Day with her boyfriend. Paramedics found Charlotte Hibbert, 26, collapsed at her home in Wythenshawe on February 16.
She was sadly confirmed dead at the scene. Her boyfriend was arrested, an inquest into her death heard, but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided there was 'insufficient evidence' to charge him with gross negligence manslaughter.
Charlotte, said to be a user of cocaine at social occasions, was in a happy mood when she went out with her boyfriend on February 14, but Manchester Coroners' Court heard on Thursday (September 14) paramedics were called on February 16, 2022, and found her unresponsive on the floor of the living room of their home on Sparkford Avenue in Brooklands, Wythenshawe.
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They attempted CPR, but she was confirmed dead at the scene. A post mortem several bruises and lacerations on her upper arms as well as bruising to a hand and scalp.
The inquest heard the Home Office pathologist who conducted the post mortem concluded: "Regardless of how these were obtained I do not believe them to be a contributor either collectively or individually to the cause of death." He noted that there were no other injuries consistent with an assault.
A toxicology report revealed Charlotte had consumed cocaine 'within a day or so' of her death and analysis also showed the drug had been taken when alcohol was present. Recording the cause of death as 'cocaine toxicity', he concluded: "Cocaine toxicity represented the central factor in the death of Charlotte."
The inquest heard senior investigating officer Matthew
Two friends died after the car they were travelling in plunged into a river in Wales on Christmas Day, an inquest heard.
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