A 'CARING' woman from Wrexham died after consuming a 'significant' amount of alcohol, an inquest heard. 

Maria Ford, of Villiers Street, Wrexham, died in her home on December 3, 2022. 

At county hall in Ruthin on Thursday (June 22) an inquest was held into the 44-year-old's death. 

It was told that Miss Ford, whose last occupation was working for the NHS, had a history of alcohol abuse. 

The inquest heard that Miss Ford's relationship with alcohol began after being diagnosed with lymphodema, which was described as a 'catalyst' to her alcohol abuse. 

As a result, she divorced her partner, who was the father of her children. 

On June 29, 2022, concerns for her safety were raised by colleagues at work, and Miss Ford was found unconscious at her home. She was then admitted to hospital with a skull fracture. 

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Concerns had been raised about the volumes of alcohol in Miss Ford's system, which the inquest heard would be one or two bottles of wine a day. 

Between June and December, Miss Ford had been in and out of hospital and had missed a number of appointments with the alcohol and drug team at the Maelor. 

On December 3, 2022, Stephen Davies, who had spent a lot of time with Miss Ford prior to her death, went to check up on her. 

Miss Ford was found on the floor and was described as 'cold' and 'not responding' by Mr Davies. 

The Ambulance Service arrived, but despite their best efforts she sadly passed away. 

A post-mortem examination held on December 7, 2022 found that Miss Ford had a 'significant' level of alcohol in her system, which was five times over the legal limit. 

She had also suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage (a type of stroke).

Senior coroner for North Wales East and Central, John Gittins gave a narrative conclusion that the cause of death was a combined effect of acute ethanol abuse and subarachnoid hemorrhage. 

Mr Gittins offered his condolences to Miss Ford's family present, and her mother Cathleen Murt paid tribute to her daughter. 

She said: "We want her to be remembered as the caring, thoughtful person she was. 

"She was full of fun and loved her family dearly, as we loved her. 

"We can take comfort that she is now in peace."