A CARER died after drinking so much alcohol she was 5.7 times over the drink-drive limit, a coroner heard.
Sally Lloyd, 53, of Woodhall Drive, Banbury, was found collapsed at home by husband David on September 26.
Police found there were no suspicious circumstances, coroner Darren Salter said at Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court yesterday.
The mum-of-two was last seen alive by son Sean on the evening of September 25 and later found collapsed in front of the TV.
Consultant pathologist Dr Elizabeth Soilleux said that the cause of death was an alcohol overdose. A post mortem examination found Mrs Lloyd had 456 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The driving limit is 80mg per 100ml.
Mr Salter: “There was an overdose which was clearly not intended.”
He recorded a verdict of alcohol-related death.
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