A ‘social’ mum with ‘everything to live for’ was found dead outside a Wigan pub after catching hypothermia, an inquest heard.
Victoria Cartwright, 36, had only been discharged from Wigan Hospital days earlier and was staying in a nearby hotel used as a homeless shelter. She was discovered by a passer-by lying face down on the ground outside the Ball and Boot pub on Boxing Day last year.
She had drunk 'excessive' amounts of alcohol and taken sedative medication before catching hypothermia, an inquest heard. A support worker who was based at the hotel attempted revive her with a defibrillator but she could not be saved.
