Tragic mum, 26, wasn't found by emergency services for four hours after overdose, inquest hears

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A young mum died after emergency services took four hours to find her following an overdose, an inquest heard. Jessica Ellison, 26, called 999 for an ambulance after taking an overdose of prescription medication at her home in Atherton, Wigan.

The foodbank volunteer was found unresponsive four hours later and rushed to hospital where she died days later. Police coroner's officer Marquita Hogan was unable to tell the court exactly what had happened between the call being triaged, and Greater Manchester Police being contacted, as she only had access to the force's understanding of the incident, but she believes North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) were unable to find Miss Ellison at the property. READ MORE:Family's 'suspicion' after beloved Bolton doctor, 28, killed on his way to teach students Ms Ellison, of Morley Street, Atherton died at Royal Bolton Hospital on May 23, eight days after being admitted into intensive care following an overdose of prescription medication.

An inquest into her death was set to conclude at Bolton Coroner's Court on Monday (September 26), but the hearing was adjourned after area coroner Professor Dr Alan Walsh said he was "concerned" over the timeline for NWAS's response to the tragedy.

Miss Ellison had taken her five-year-old son to a Wacky Warehouse play centre on the morning of May 15, before being picked up by her grandad, Chris Roberts, and dropped off at home around 1pm.