Tragedy as guest, 48, found dead in Newcastle Travelodge
A Travelodge manager discovered the body of a guest – after she had not appeared for breakfast for a number of days. Lisa Deaville had been staying at the Newcastle-under-Lyme[1] Travelodge, on Lower Street, for a number of months when her body was discovered.
The alarm was raised on August 14, 2022. Now an inquest has ruled the 48-year-old’s death was ‘drug-related’.
In a statement, Travelodge manager Carl Rayner said: “I entered Room 210 at the hotel, the room that had been booked in her name. She had not come down to breakfast in a few days.
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“She was on the floor of the bedroom. She had been residing at the hotel for a number of months. I called the police instantly.”
Staffordshire Police ruled out any suspicious circumstances regarding Lisa’s death.
GP records revealed she had a history of drug overdoses. She had also suffered from pneumonia, long Covid, anxiety and depression. She was prescribed methadone daily.
Dr Tennyson Nikala, clinical lead for Staffordshire Treatment and Recovery Service, said: “She did have periods where she was able to stay drug-free.”
A toxicology report revealed levels of alcohol, mirtazapine, methadone and pregabalin. A medical cause of death was given as multi-drug toxicity caused by methadone, pregabalin and benzodiazepines.
North Staffordshire assistant coroner Li Hammond-Naylor said: “There was no suicide note and no intention of suicide indicated. The medical cause of death is one of multi-drug toxicity. It is more likely than not that she died from this and I am recording a drug-related death, both prescribed and illicit. My sincere condolences to her family.”
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References
- ^ Newcastle-under-Lyme (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
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