A ‘LOVING’ mother of three died after battling addiction following the loss of her grandmother and mental health issues, an inquest heard.

Hanan Pereira was rushed to hospital in a ‘state of shock’ after she was found unresponsive in the communal area of her building.

An inquest held at Bournemouth Town Hall on December 7 heard that the 38-year-old's mental health began to decline after losing her grandmother, being made redundant and suffering from post-natal depression.

Linda Alleyne, her mother, told Bournemouth Coroner’s Court that her daughter was an energetic person who spent days dancing and singing with her three children.

She said that Hanan loved to travel and 'she loved nothing more than to have family and friends and to cook for them'.

However, Hanan began using alcohol and drugs as an escape from her mental health issues which resulted in addictions that she could not escape.

Hanan moved to Bournemouth, from London, in May 2022 after living with others suffering from addiction.

Linda said: “It is hard enough for an alcoholic to walk past drink but let alone when it's knocking on your door.”

After ‘graduating’ from a three-month rehabilitation programme in Dorset, Linda said she began to see ‘parts of Hanan return’.

She moved to accommodation for women in recovery in October 2022, after being evicted from other properties for relapsing.

In a statement to the court, Hanan’s key worker said that she looked very unwell on November 17 and suggested she go to the hospital, which Hanan declined.

On November 28, she was admitted to hospital after suffering from severe abdominal pain, before being discharged on November 30.

However, on December 14 her keyworker found Hanan ‘moaning’ in pain on the floor but the staff decided not to call an ambulance as she was conscious and able to walk by herself.

The worker returned to the building later that day to check on Hanan where she found her unresponsive on the floor.

Dr Nigel White, general consultant at Bournemouth General Hospital, told the court that Hanan arrived in a ‘state of shock’ affecting her organs from functioning.

Despite best efforts, Hanan continued to deteriorate with Dr White saying they were ‘delaying the inevitable’.

The decision was made to cease treatment and Hanan died at 5.14pm on December 16 in hospital.

Assistant coroner for Dorset, Richard Middleton, concluded that Hanan died as a consequence of natural causes with a background of alcohol misuse.