Coroner to probe death of resort man in Vic A&E toilets

An inquest into the death of 'kind, gentle and talented' 27-year-old is to probe the circumstances of how he was found dead inside a locked toilet at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

- by Matthew Calderbank

Jamie Pearson was found unresponsive in the disabled toilets of the emergency department in August last year.

Mum Julie Knowles said he had been in a highly distressed state when he was brought into A&E at around 7pm the night before after taking an overdose of prescription drugs.

After an anxious four-hour wait he was ushered into the emergency ward and placed on a drip for 10 hours as medics sought to prevent damage to his liver.