A MOTHER who warned her children against the effects of paracetamol overdosed on the drug, an inquest heard this week.

Roslyn Angier, 48, of Cotton House Gardens, Warminster, died in July after a long-standing fight with pills and booze.

An inquest into her death held at Salisbury coroner's court on Tuesday heard Mrs Angier took more than eight tablets every day.

Her daughter Adrienne Edgar said: "She was a health care worker and when we were young she wouldn't let us take paracetamol.

"There is no way she would have taken it at the same time as drinking alcohol, I'm sure of that.

"She moved to Warminster to look after my sister, but she was given no help and no support from anyone herself."

The inquest ruled Mrs Angier died from a paracetamol-induced liver necrosis and an alcohol liver disease.

On July 20 2004 an ambulance was called to Mrs Angier's home after her health began to deteriorate.

She was rushed to Salisbury District Hospital but her condition worsened and she died four days later.

The inquest heard she was taking eight tablets a day, but doctors feared this was a conservative estimate and the real figure could be much higher.

In a statement read at the inquest Mrs Edgar said: "I last saw her in May when I spent a weekend with her.

"She was looking quite unwell and I asked how much she had been drinking.

"She said not that much, although she has always been a binge drinker, but managed to keep on top of it.

"I was so upset when I left that I was crying, and she promised me she would go to the doctors."

In July, ambulance driver Steven Blackmoore took Mrs Angier to hospital after he received the emergency call at his home.

Doctors fought to save Mrs Angier but she died at Salisbury Hospital on July 24.

Coroner David Masters recorded a verdict of misadventure.

He said: "I can't record a verdict of natural causes because it is not a naturally occurring disease.

"She knew what she was doing but I don't think she fully realised the effect of the paracetamol and alcohol.

"There are questions that I think need to be answered more fully and I intend to look into this case."