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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Lavelle

Laughing gas abuse contributed to student’s death, inquest rules

Ellen Mercer
Ellen Mercer was pronounced dead after emergency treatment in February last year. Photograph: Facebook

Long-term laughing gas abuse contributed to a 24-year-old student’s death, an inquest has ruled.

Ellen Mercer inhaled up to three “big bottles” of nitrous oxide every day, Berkshire coroner’s court heard. Mercer was taken to Wexham Park hospital for emergency treatment in the early hours of 9 February last year after she reported that she could not walk and would fall over when she tried.

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