Georgia Cassidy, 19, died after hiding a bag of cocaine in her mouth
A popular teenage beautician died after hiding a bag of cocaine in her mouth when police stopped a car she was travelling in.
Georgia Cassidy, 19, was described in court as a ‘much loved daughter and family member’.
She was in a car with her boyfriend when they were stopped in a random police check in Kirkby, Merseyside, an inquest in to her death was told yesterday.
The hearing was told Georgia ‘concealed a bag of cocaine in her mouth’ shortly before the police stop in February.
The police found nothing suspicious during the check and the car was allowed to drive away soon after, the inquest was told.
However, Georgia suffered a serious seizure later the same day in the car park of The Punchbowl pub in Sefton Village.
She was rushed to Aintree hospital where she died from cocaine toxicity three days later on February 14.
Merseyside Police later confirmed a man had been arrested on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug and released under investigation.
Georgia, from Kirkby, was a former pupil at All Saints Catholic School, and later worked as a beauty therapist at Define Hair and Beauty, in Liverpool.
Her family have allowed her organs to be donated to others, potentially saving more lives.
Heartbroken friends paid tribute to ‘gorgeous’ Georgia in the days after her death, who they described as a ‘beautiful and lovely’ young woman.
One wrote online: ‘Absolutely heartbreaking. I can’t believe it, thinking of you all, such a beautiful girl.’
Georgia, from Kirkby, was a former pupil at All Saints Catholic School, and later worked as a beauty therapist at Define Hair and Beauty, in Liverpool and was described as ‘much loved daughter and family member’
Coroner André Rebello told Georgia’s family there was ‘no suggestion that she had any connection with drugs’, adding: ‘Tragically, her death has occurred from an accident.’
He added: ‘Clearly the only people that benefit out of these tragic events are […] the drug dealers and the people at the top of the chain.
‘And they earn an awful lot of money out of the upset and destruction and chaos caused to families like Georgia’s.’
The hearing was told Georgia ‘concealed a bag of cocaine in her mouth’ shortly before the police stop in February
The coroner noted that Georgia was clearly a popular teenager, telling her family: ‘The more you love someone and the more they love you, the greater the hurt from loss when somebody dies.
‘And therefore it’s evident to me that she was a very much loved daughter and family member.’
The coroner confirmed that police were still investigating the man who was arrested, and who was not named during the proceedings.
He recorded a verdict of accidental death at Liverpool Coroner’s Court.