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Drink and drugs death mother-of-two Amy-Jane Stoakes 'had threatened to kill herself'

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A BRAINTREE mother-of-two was found dead at her home after taking a cocktail of prescribed drugs, alcohol and cocaine.

Mother-of-two Amy-Jane Stoakes, aged 24 at the time of her death, was out in Braintree drinking on the night of her death on February 16, 2013.

Miss Stoakes, of Falkland Court, had a history of self-harm, bipolar disorder and relationship difficulties with her ex-partner.

She was found with alcohol, cocaine, zolpidem, fluoxetine, propranolol, and clonazepam in her system but none was strong enough on its own according to pathologist Dr David Rouse.

Her family were left angered by the conduct of social services, which was not represented at the hearing at the Essex Coroner's Court in Chelmsford.

Her mother, Sarah Gardner, from Witham said: "She was much loved, it's been 18 months, it's been a very long time.

"We had come to hear from Essex social services because the children were left in her care when she was ill and are no longer with our family.

"We wanted to know how she could get a large supply of the drugs she was taking.

"We felt that all they did was pump her full of drugs."

Her partner at the time had returned home early from a night out and when Miss Stoakes had arrived home later, at roughly 5am, he was in bed in a child's bedroom.

At 5.45am she had sent a number of text messages to her ex-partner threatening to kill herself.

Then at 8am she was found dead by her partner lying on the hallway floor.

Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray recorded an open verdict because there was not enough evidence that the death was either an accident or suicide caused by "alcohol and mixed drug poisoning."


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