A woman who survived being strangled by her abusive fiancé and left for dead at a Welsh beauty spot died after being found unresponsive at her mother's home aged 40, an inquest heard. Stacey Gwilliam, from Swansea, had struggled to move on from her awful ordeal and died of a combination of pneumonia and the effects of taking prescribed medication and non-prescribed drugs, the hearing was told.
Ms Gwilliam, from Townhill, was physically and mentally scarred after being attacked by her ex-partner in 2015 and lived with anxiety, depression, and fear following the incident. She also had a wide range of physical health problems.
Last year Ms Gwilliam complained to her GP and her family that she was struggling to breathe. A day later she was found unresponsive at her mother's house and, despite the best efforts of police officers who attended the property and medics at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, Ms Gwilliam was pronounced dead. You can get the latest Swansea news stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
