Millie Grace Brian, 18, had gone with her family to a Christmas party in Nottingham last year – the following morning her mum found her dead in her bedroom
A teenager “with a heart of gold” was tragically found dead in her bedroom hours after coming home from a Christmas party, an inquest has heard.
Millie Grace Brian, 18, was feeling unwell when she got back and, the following morning, she was found dead in her bedroom by her mum. A post-mortem later indicated that Millie was more than twice the drink-drive limit. Millie’s mum Lucy paid an emotional tribute to her daughter during an inquest into Millie’s death.
She said: “She was just the best person. She was amazing and feisty but had a heart of gold. She was such a fun person to be around. She was the light in any room. She was my best friend and soulmate.”
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The inquest heard how Millie went to the Christmas party with family and friends on the evening of December 20, last year. The event was at Beeston Hockey Club, where Millie had worked for the past two years, NottinghamshireLive reports.
Millie arrived at about 7pm with her mum, her mum’s partner and a male friend. An open bar was available, with Millie likely drinking vodka and possibly wine. When the four left at about 1am to go home, Millie started feeling sick and vomiting.
Millie’s mum woke up the next morning and first noticed her daughter had not moved position before finding out that she had died, the inquest was told this week. DC Penn said no third-party involvement had been identified in Millie’s death and nothing of concern was seen on CCTV from the party.
DC Adam Penn, of Nottinghamshire Police, told the inquest that Millie ‘wasn’t described as being as intoxicated as on previous occasions’. At the time, there were no concerns about Millie’s health.
Millie had 187 milligrammes of alcohol per 100ml of blood when the post mortem was carried out. Coroner Nathanael Hartley said: “By way of comparison, the current legal limit for driving a vehicle in England and Wales is 80mg per 100ml of blood.
“The level of alcohol itself couldn’t have caused death, but it would have been sufficient to cause vomiting and a reduced consciousness level, which it did in this case. This led to the inhalation of gastric contents into the airways, leading to death.”
Mr Hartley agreed with the pathologist’s cause of death – given as aspiration of gastric contents as a result of alcohol intoxication. Beeston Hockey Club previously paid tribute to Millie and launched a fundraiser to cover her funeral costs, raising more than £8,000.
The club said: “Millie was a much-loved member of staff and she had the face of an angel. She will be sorely missed by all those who knew her.”