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Toxicology reports showed Charlotte had taken cocaine while under the influence of alcohol. The hearing was told the previous night she had been out with friends Stephanie Bradshaw and ZKieran Ashcroft and that during the evening she was seen drinking vodka.
Mr Ashcroft said: “She told me that she had been seeing someone called Jack Hurst for about two years but they had since split up.
“She didn’t seem upset about it and seemed really happy the entire night. The next day I dropped her off home at around 6am and she sent me a message later on. Charlotte told me that she had been having a good night, and seemed happy when I dropped her off.”
Charlotte’s parents, Martin and Deborah Guy, told their daughter had previously selfharmed and had been referred to healthcare professional.
Recording a narrative conclusion, coroner Alan Walsh said: “It is important to note that there was no evidence that Charlotte used cocaine in the past and no evidence that she was a regular user.
“On the balance of the evidence it is likely that she used cocaine in what I have described as the chaotic last 48 hours of her life. As a non-regular user, it may have had a greater impact on her mind at that time.
“Charlotte was 17 years of age when she died. She was at college, and her trigger points were work-related stress of both college and work and domestic life with her boyfriend. That may well have been a factor to affect her state of mind.
“I believe it had the usual ups and downs of young people aged 17 to 20. I accept at the time she may have been under the influence of cocaine and some of the effects of that may have changed her behaviour and may have changed her state of mind. I believe she was a troubled young lady. The effect it will have on her family and friends is beyond imagination.”