A WOMAN aged 72 who died of paracetamol and alcohol toxicity had not intended to take her own life, coroner decided.

An inquest heard that Freda Maria Webster, of Cheltenham Avenue, Accrington, always took paracetamol when she got up and before going to bed.

And the retired greeting card finisher habitually had "a glass or two" of whisky before she went to bed to help her to sleep.

The inquest was told that a post-mortem examination revealed fatty liver change, caused by alcohol consumption. Deputy coroner Carolyn Singleton said that would have impaired Miss Webster's ability to cope with the combination of alcohol and paracetamol.

Miss Webster's sister, Margaret Webster, 73, who shared the house in Cheltenham Avenue, said her sister had suffered from depression in recent years but had never threatened to take her own life.

Recording a verdict of misadventure Mrs Singleton said it was clear that at some stage Miss Webster had taken an excessive amount of tablets.

"There is no suggestion that at any time Miss Webster wished to end her own life," said Mrs Singleton.

"I think ,on balance, that Miss Webster probably lost track of how many tablets she had taken."