Overview
- Barnes, 37, was found unresponsive at her partner Jack’s home in Thornton-Cleveleys after a night in which they shared wine and went to bed.
- A post-mortem CT showed no natural cause of death, and toxicology detected several painkillers plus minimal alcohol.
- Police told the inquest there was no third-party involvement, explaining apparent facial injury as post-mortem blood pooling and pressure from a vape under her face.
- Her GP reported multiple consultations over seven months for chronic back pain, with various prescriptions while she awaited spinal surgery at Salford Royal Hospital.
- Barnes, a mother of three who worked as a midwife in Blackpool and Preston, was remembered by colleagues and friends, with Blackpool Tower lit pink in her honor in September.