The last words of an elderly lady who took an over

The last words of an elderly lady who took an overdose of pills
were that she missed her daughter’s beloved dog ‘Pinkie,’ an
inquest heard on Monday.

Sentimental Patricia Ayres, 62, was found dead on
September 15 at a hostel in Rotherhithe Street, Rotherhithe.

Southwark Coroners Court was told that she died from an overdose
of anti-depressants, leaving a card to her daughter at her bedside
saying she missed little ‘Pinkie.

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Daughter Maureen Lynch said that her mother was very emotional
about the dog but was erratic when it came to her children.

She said: ‘She suffered from a psychological condition ever
since she had children.

‘When I was ten I found her with her head in our gas oven,’ she
said.

The coroner Sir Montague Levine was told that the Ms Ayres had
sent out a number of premature birthday cards before taking the large
dose of up to 22 anti-depressants.

He recorded a verdict trhat she killed herself.

‘Sadly this lady suffered with a psychological disease almost
all her life but her daughter visited her religiously and should feel
no guilt about her mother’s overdose,’ he said.

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