Coronation Street histrion Joseph Wandera collapsed and died after taking a cocktail of drugs astatine a creation festival successful Costa Rica, an inquest heard.
The promising star, 27, played a car purchaser successful the ITV soap. He passed distant successful January this twelvemonth aft having a seizure, an inquest heard.
Despite efforts to revive him, Joseph passed distant successful an flat astatine the Tamarindo formation resort.
His mother, Claire Beatson, expressed her astonishment to Rochdale Coroners’ Court connected Tuesday September 18 upon learning that Joseph had taken ecstasy and confessed to his woman that helium had ingested a mysterious cause blend known arsenic ‘Pink Stuff’.
In February this year, coroner serviceman Kathy Dixon told the inquest: ‘While astatine a party, Joseph rang his woman and explained that helium did not consciousness well. He had mislaid show successful 1 oculus and mislaid sensation successful the near broadside of his body.’
She continued: ‘He contacted a person who picked him up and took him backmost to their apartment. Joseph went to slumber connected the sofa. A fewer hours later, the person recovered Joseph connected the sofa having a seizure.
Joseph appeared successful Corrie backmost successful 2018.
His quality was funny successful buying Eileen Grimshaw’s (Sue Cleaver) car, successful a abbreviated role, which helium proudly discussed online.
After his appearance, the histrion wrote connected Twitter: ‘Overwhelmed with the enactment …mad emotion for everyone that’s getting onto maine & caught my eP. They’ll beryllium much to travel this year.’
Joseph besides appeared successful Scott & Bailey and Moving On.
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