Coroner rules on death of 81-year-old woman found unresponsive at her Blackpool home
Police found a hand-written note which appeared to confirm intention
An 81-year-old woman who had not been seen for several days was found in her Blackpool home after taking her own life.
Friends concerned about the welfare of Joan White contacted a care agency which had a key to her home in St Martin’s Road, South Shore and she was found unresponsive in a chair in her dining room.
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Det Insp Chris Hammond of Blackpool Police, called to the scene following the report of a sudden death, told an inquest at Blackpool Town Hall that there was no evidence of third party involvement but a handwritten note was found which read “I’m sorry but I can’t live any more”.
A post mortem conducted by pathologist Dr Darek Golka found the cause of death to be suffocation and Blackpool and Fylde assistant coroner Andrew Cousins returned a conclusion of suicide.