Overview

• The coroner accepted the pathologist’s finding that aspiration of gastric contents caused death due to alcohol intoxication.
• Post-mortem testing recorded a blood alcohol level of 187 mg per 100 ml, more than twice the driving limit in England and Wales.
• The coroner said the alcohol level was not itself directly fatal but was sufficient to cause vomiting and reduced consciousness that led to aspiration.
• CCTV from the event showed nothing of concern, and she left Beeston Hockey Club around 1 a.m. before becoming unwell at home in Stapleford.
• Beeston Hockey Club, where she worked, organized a fundraiser that raised over £8,000, and her mother delivered a heartfelt tribute at the hearing.