A family have paid tribute to a ‘happy’ mum-of-five who tragically passed away at the age of just 37. Amadine Webster died in September last year in Farnworth, Bolton.
Today, at an inquest into her death in the town, her daughter Shania paid a touching tribute to her mum, who was also a grandmother. Shania said: “She was fiery, happy, she was more of a joker, she liked jokes. She liked the sunbed.
“She had become a grandmother for the first time. We are so proud of her, and she was so proud of us.”
Coroner Simon Nelson heard that Amadine had struggled with drug addiction in the past, but did not drink. Her battle with illicit substances began when she harrowingly lost two of her children as babies, Mr Nelson said, reading aloud a statement from Shania.
The last time Shania saw her mum in-person was on September 15, 2021 — two weeks before her untimely passing. On that occasion, the pair were attending Shania’s grandfather’s wake, where Amadine vowed to ‘come off drugs’ and ‘make her dad proud’, Mr Nelson continued.
Sadly, Shania was unable to see her mum make that transformation — last speaking to her on the phone four or five days before her death. Amadine was found in a bathroom at her flat in Farnworth, which she shared with her partner.
She and Daniel Waddilove lived in the Heywood Gardens property, and used drugs there. Amadine’s family believed Mr Waddilove, who was summoned to court but did not attend, would ‘peer pressure’ her into taking drugs.
At the time, John Donaghy was sharing the flat with the pair, sleeping in the living room. He told the court the trio used drugs the evening before, and woke up the next morning (September 29) to find Daniel pushing the door open of the bathroom.
Devastatingly, Amadine was pronounced dead by paramedics when they arrived a few minutes later. A toxicology report was ordered after her death.
Ms Julie Evans, who conducted the analysis, said the primary cause of Amadine’s death was ‘combined heroin and methadone toxicity’. Tests showed Amadine had around four-times the level of morphine in her system usually associated with an overdose.
Ultimately, Mr Nelson ruled that Amadine’s death was drug-related, but said she did not intend to take her own life. Recording his conclusion, he said: “Not for a moment do I believe she intended the consequences of her actions.
“There’s no note or communications [indicating suicide]. This was an inadvertent act with consequences [which are] unexpected. The conclusion is drug-related.”
