A much-loved mum was found dead in her boyfriend’s bed after taking too many painkillers by accident.

Amie Barnes had spent the evening of July 25 at her partner Jack’s home in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, sharing a bottle of wine and takeaway before going to bed.

The following morning, Jack left early for work and said goodbye to Amie. When he returned, Amie was lying face down in bed, and when he went to check on her, he realised she was dead.

A post-mortem CT scan found no natural cause of death, but toxicology tests revealed that the 37-year-old, who worked as a midwife at hospitals in Blackpool and Preston, had taken several painkillers before her death in a bid to ease her chronic back pain.

At an inquest held this week at Preston Coroners’ Court, Assistant Coroner Richard Tay

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