A 'loving' mother who drank two litres of vodka a day during the height of her addiction died hours after collapsing in an alcohol support group, an inquest heard.
Patricia 'Trish' McElroy, 50, from Stockport passed away on June 2 of this year at Salford Royal Hospital, surrounded by close family. On Wednesday (September 28), an inquest heard how she was rushed to hospital after she collapsed at an alcohol support group she was attending.
Greater Manchester West Coroners' Court in Bolton heard how Patricia had struggled with ongoing alcohol dependency for a number of years, going through cycles of relapse and recovery. Around a week prior to her death, the 50-year old legal executive suffered a minor head injury through a fall. In combination with existing problems with alcohol-related liver disease, this eventually led to her death, Coroner Timonthy Brennand concluded.
