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Amy Fenton & Laura Sharman & Gemma Ryder

Mum dies from accidental overdose after drinking Lemsips to help manage her cough

A poorly mum tragically died of multiple organ failure following an "unintentional" Paracetamol overdose when she was suffering with a cough and bad chest.

Joan Ita Bergin had been taking the over-the-counter medicine as well drinking Lemsip to manage her cough, but was rushed to hospital on Christmas Day, the Mirror reports.

An inquest heard how her son Matthew had called for an ambulance after his mum's condition worsened at their home in Lostock Hall, Lancashire.

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