Overview
- At Warrington Coroners’ Court this week, the hearing took evidence from her partner and sister about an eight‑year gambling problem and hidden financial strain.
- Bank records showed about £10,000 went to unlicensed gambling firms and instant prize draws in the month before her death on November 7, 2025.
- Her family said she had enrolled in GAMSTOP, a UK service that blocks licensed operators but does not cover unregulated or offshore sites.
- In a report to the court, addictions expert Baroness Clare Gerada said gambling disorder was the central cause of the acts that led to her death.
- Ellen Mulvey, 44, died at Macclesfield District General Hospital, and the coroner is due to deliver formal findings at a later hearing.