Family of mum, 41, who died in scalding hot bath with partner leaving child an orphan fear she was forced to take drugs

THE family of a mother found dead in a scalding hot bathtub fear their loved one had been forced to take drugs.

Ana Carolina de Silva was found dead with her husband in a motel bathtub after they had been partying until after midnight following their daughter’s fourth birthday party.

The pair – who had been found in a tub filled with 50C water – had died from poisoning, causing severe dehydration and heatstroke, leaving their young daughter orphaned.

Both parents had traces of cocaine and very high levels of alcohol in their blood when they died.

Ana’s family said unequivocally she was "not a drug user", in a statement released to the media.

The family said they had "concerns of possible forced ingestion or poisoning" after the 42-year-old businesswoman was found dead.

"It is with