Coroner wants cap on paracetamol sales in supermarkets after student's fatal overdose

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Coroner wants cap on paracetamol sales in supermarkets after student's fatal overdose

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Alannah Spankie
Alannah Spankie did not take the paracetamol with the intention of taking her own life, a coroner found.
A student’s fatal overdose on paracetamol has prompted a coroner to call for limits on sales of the non-prescription painkiller – a move that has save, Spankie’s flatmates found her largely unresponsive in bed and called an ambulance. But she died in hospital., Spankie’s flatmates found her largely unresponsive in bed and called an ambulance. But she died in hospital.