Mum of two, 38, tragically found dead in flat by her partner

A mum of two who was found dead at home told family members that she stopped taking drugs despite 'struggling with addiction'. Leanne Farnworth, 38, sadly died on May 16 this year at her home in Leigh.

During an inquest into her death at the Bolton Coroners on Monday (October 3), the court heard how Leanne, a hairdresser, had been battling with an addiction to diazepam which saw her take up to 'ten tablets a day'. The court heard how she had a history of mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression and paranoia and would buy illicit diazepam pills to help her cope.

Speaking at the inquest, her mother Kate Farnworth told the court how Leanne, who ‘liked being a hairdresser’, started to have ‘some problems with her mental health, suffering from depression and anxiety’. The court heard how her mother had spoken to her a couple of days before she passed away and Leanne told Kate that she stopped taking the drugs ‘but obviously she wasn’t’.

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Her mother, however, told the court that she doesn’t think her daughter intended to harm herself nor end her life on ‘purpose’.

The court was filled with members of Leanne's family including her two children, representatives from the NHS mental health services, Greater Manchester Police and her GPs. The court heard how the diazepam use was triggered by her anxiety as she dealt with a 'traumatic childhood.'

The inquest heard how Leanne had told her GP that she was ‘struggling with continued anxiety’ and often ‘didn’t want to get out of bed and out of the house.’ and would ask for her dosage to be increased.

Leanne was found by her partner, Stephen Timan, who told the court that in