Bury mum died in the bath after taking a mixture of amphetamines, an inquest heard. Laura Hunter was found fully clothed in an empty bathtub at her home on Cornwall Drive on February 5.
The 30-year-old had a history of mental health problems and had struggled with anxiety and depression for many years. Rochdale Coroner’s Court heard how she had been “mentally scarred” after being involved in a horrific fairground accident as child.
Laura was 14 when she got her leg caught in a rollercoaster – sustaining injuries so severe she almost had to have her leg amputated.The incident had such a profound effect on the mum-of-three it left her “feeling like a failure” into her adult life.
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