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Coroner Rules 24-Year-Old Cardiff Teacher Died After Alcohol and Cocaine Intoxication

The Pontypridd hearing found that aspiration triggered a cardiac arrest that left Emily Browning with a fatal hypoxic brain injury.

Overview

  • Emily Rose Browning, a primary teacher at Gladstone Primary in Cardiff, became unwell during a December 7, 2024 night out where she consumed alcohol and cocaine.
  • She was later found collapsed on her bedroom floor by her boyfriend, Jack Weston, who called 999, and she died in hospital on December 10, 2024.
  • Coroner Graeme Hughes recorded an alcohol- and drug-related death after hearing evidence that intoxicants led to aspiration and cardiac arrest.
  • The medical cause was recorded as hypoxic brain injury due to aspiration with underlying acute alcohol and cocaine intoxication.
  • Colleagues and pupils paid tribute as the school plans a memorial garden, with a fundraiser led by her boyfriend surpassing £40,000.