A loyal and loving mom of 5 died after she took cocaine and tried to tug out her personal tooth, an inquest – which praised the “valiant” efforts of two cops to save lots of her – has heard. Kiera Kent died at her house in Cornwall in July final yr.
An inquest earlier this week heard she was displaying “weird and erratic” behaviour after utilizing a category A drug which has traditionally been used as a dental anaesthetic. Messages from Kiera’s telephone instructed she was having issues with knowledge tooth ache, the coroner’s court docket heard.
DC Lindsay Cork of Devon and Cornwall Police advised the inquest that autopsy report proof confirmed Kiera had put her arms into her mouth and brought about vital harm. The report additionally confirmed scratches and abrasions in line with Kiera pulling at her personal pores and skin.
DC Cork stated Kiera’s associate, Liam Crabtree, known as the police after changing into frightened about her welfare when her behaviour turned “weird and erratic”. He advised officers they hosted a barbecue earlier that day and had each taken cocaine after their visitors had left and the kids had gone to mattress.
Police stated Kiera went upstairs and, when she did not come again downstairs, her frightened associate turned involved and went to research. He discovered Keira mendacity on the pillow, surrounded by blood along with her arms in her mouth, the inquest was advised.
The court docket was advised that Keira then picked up a razor and Mr Crabtree wrestled along with her as she tried to place it in her mouth. He then phoned 999 and advised the operator that his associate was making an attempt to tug her tooth out.
Police arrived and requested an ambulance – however the inquest heard that there was a substantial delay earlier than paramedics arrived. The officers on the scene, PCs Gemma Henderson and Leanne Gould handcuffed Kiera’s arms in entrance of her in an try to guard her, the inquest heard.
Nonetheless, Keira stopped respiratory – and police commenced CPR for 30 minutes earlier than paramedics arrived and he or she was pronounced useless. Giving proof, PCs Gould and Henderson stated they did all they may – however they simply wished ambulance assist turned up sooner.
An IOPC investigation concluded the officers did all may to try to save Kiera. And her household thanked them each for his or her care and compassion, calling them “a credit score to the occupation”.
Man Davies, the assistant coroner for Cornwall, additionally praised the officers, saying they “fought valiantly to try to save her life”, reported Cornwall Stay.
He stated: “PCs Gould and Henderson discovered Kiera in a extremely distressed situation, lined in blood, her arms injured and pink uncooked after being thrust into her mouth. The officers endeavoured to restrain Kiera however through the course of, she stopped respiratory.
“CPR was commenced by the officers who summoned help and a defibrillator earlier than paramedics arrived and decided Kiera useless on the scene. The 2 officers fought valiantly to try to save her life.”
Recording a conclusion of drug-related demise, the assistant coroner stated that though Kiera’s cocaine stage was not within the poisonous vary, the drug may cause demise by creating an electrolyte/chemical imbalance, even when no anatomical causes for demise are obvious. He stated that the cocaine accounted for the medical episode that brought about Kiera’s demise.
After her passing final yr, Keira was described as a loving particular person to all who knew her and a loyal mom to her 5 youngsters.