Mother died after inhaling lighter fluid, inquest told

A MOTHER died after inhaling lighter fluid the day after her son’s second birthday, an inquest has heard.

Dublin City Coroner Dr Brian Farrell told the inquest butane gas can cause an immediate heart attack.

Terrie Burke, aged 25, was found unconscious in her home on Wolftone Street, Dublin 1, on November 9, 2010, with a canister of lighter fluid by her side. She was brought to the Mater Hospital where she later died due to butane gas inhalation.