A mum who was the 'life and soul' of her family died after trying to pull her wisdom teeth out while high on cocaine, an inquest has heard.
Mum-of-five Kiera Kent died at home in July last year despite the best efforts of police and paramedics, who were called to the house after her husband became concerned for her welfare.
The inquest heard that Kiera had previously had problems with her wisdom teeth and after taking cocaine had tried to pull them out, CornwallLive reports.
DC Lindsay Cork told the court that a post-mortem of the 29-year-old showed scratches and abrasions on her skin and there was evidence that she had put her hands into her mouth, causing significant injury.
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