Student found dead by his mum after drug overdose in Salford

A student from Salford who was found dead in his bedroom passed away as a result of "misadventure", a coroner ruled. Matei Sebastien Gheorghiu, 23, was sadly found in his bedroom by his mother on April 22 2020.

An inquest into Matei’s death at Bolton Coroners Court heard how he was found with a ‘cocktail’ of substances in his body. The court also heard how Matei had a history of mental health issues and a history of prescription and illicit drug use.

The inquest also heard how on the night of his death, police saw a message between Matei and a dealer that referred to MDMA being ‘available’ but cops were unable to view access the rest of the message. Police ruled that there were no suspicious circumstances around Matei’s death and that there was no third party involved regarding his death and no drugs were found in Matei’s room, however there was some missing medication.

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Coroner Peter Sigee who recorded a conclusion of misadventure said he could not be sure that Matei had any intentions of suicide and believed that he ‘deliberately took the drugs to relieve himself of any symptoms, but had no intentions of causing harm to himself.’

Described as ‘ridiculously intelligent’ and a 'kind, caring, compassionate human being' Matei was a top class student who was studying his masters at the University of Central London. Born in Sweden, Matei lived in Salford with his mother Dr Antonia Petreanu where he returned after the country was placed in lockdown in early 2020.

The court heard how Matei had a history of mental health and substance abuse from as young as 14-years-old, and that he once told his girlfriend that he was a ‘substance abuser, rather than a drug user.’