The family of a young woman who died after taking a lethal cocktail of drugs have issued a heartfelt plea to other vulnerable people - 'please don't turn to drugs'.
The tragedy of how Zoe Hamilton's life spiralled into drug dependency unfolded at the inquest into her death on December 28, 2020.
On that day, Zoe, 28, was one of three people found dead at her home in Oldham Road, Failsworth. The others were her ex-boyfriend James Acton, 41 and Andrew Smith, 39. READ MORE:Dad found dead alongside pregnant woman and her partner had taken a 'cocktail of drugs' Zoe's elder sister Jade Cooney told assistant coroner for Manchester North Lisa Judge, sitting at Rochdale, how she had three children but had been in an abusive relationship.
Her children were taken into care, and were eventually adopted It was revealed that Zoe was newly pregnant, but feared that child too would be taken away from her..
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