A* student dropped dead on first night of university after toxic combination
dailystar.co.ukstudent who dropped dead on her first night at university died from a toxic blend of alcohol and ketamine, an inquest revealed.
Jeni Larmour, 18, was an aspiring architect and set off to Newcastle University to start her career adventure in 2020.But her time was tragically cut short after she was pronounced dead on October 3 of that year. READ MORE Mum downed 40 shots of Baileys before crashing into six cars and swinging at witnesses Her mother began the hearing at Newcastle Coroner’s Court with a heartwrenching pen portrait about her loving daughter who had left Ireland to continue her studies.The former deputy head girl at the Royal Armagh Grammar School, from Newtonhamilton, Northern Ireland , had enrolled to urban planning and architecture at the university.Pathologist Dr Nigel Cooper said police informed him of the circumstances of her death before he carried out a post-mortem examination, with the emergency services attending student accommodation around 5.30am and finding her lifeless.Dr Cooper said: “She had arrived in Newcastle from Northern Ireland the previous day, she had been with other occupants of her flat on that evening, alcohol had been consumed and there were indications that other substances may have been taken as well.”A toxicology report showed she had a blood alcohol level of 197mg per 100ml of blood when the legal driving limit was 80mg – putting her around two and a half times over that level, indicating “at least a moderate level of intoxication”.
Dr Cooper said tests revealed she had 1.3mg of ketamine per litre of blood, a level below what would usually be considered fatal, reports Irish Mirror.
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