Mother-of-four dies days before her birthday of a cardiac arrest after taking cocaine, inquest hears
A businesswoman died of a cardiac arrest after taking cocaine, an inquest heard today.Victoria Jones, who ran a successful wedding venue, died two days before her 43rd birthday, on December 23 last year.At a brief hearing in Ruthin, north Wales, John Gittins, senior coroner for North Wales East and Central, said the mother-of-four fell ill at home and was taken by ambulance to hospital in Wrexham.After a post-mortem examination and toxicity tests, pathologist Dr Mark Atkinson gave a provisional cause of death as cardiac arrest due to cocaine toxicity, with an underlying heart problem a contributory factor.The inquest was adjourned to a date to be fixed.Mrs Jones, of Acrefair, near Wrexham, opened Tyn Dwr Hall, a Grade II* listed building as a wedding venue, in Llangollen, North Wales, with her husband, Matt, in 2016.In a tribute announcing his wife's funeral, which was posted on Facebook a few days after her death, Mr Jones, an ex-Royal Marine and managing director of a construction firm, wrote: 'On behalf of the children and myself, we want to sincerely thank everyone for the incredible outpouring of love and support over the past few days. 'This has truly been the most challenging time of my life, and your kindness has been a great source of comfort to us.' Mother-of-four Victoria Jones died of a cardiac arrest after taking cocaine, an inquest heard Mrs Jones opened the Grade II* listed Tyn Dwr Hall in Llangollen, North Wales, with her husband, Matt, pictured Her husband paid tribute to his 'beautiful, confident and truly amazing lioness' wifeThe couple had two young sons and two daughters together.A celebration of Mrs Jones' life was subsequently held for 500 family and friends at the wedding venue in January.After the service, which included rainbow-coloured fireworks and a tribute from the couple's 13-year-old son, Charlie, Mr Jones thanked his 'beautiful, confident and truly amazing lioness' wife on social media for 'everything you have done and taught us.'He wrote: 'Vicky's greatest achievement was and always will be, the children. They are a product of her amazing environment she created. 'Charlie, Ali, Arayah, Evrah - you are her tribe, and will always be her wolf pack. You will all change this world for the better because your mummy gave you the tools to do so.'You might think I've been the driving force behind our beautiful family and our crazy adventures, but you'd be wrong. I'm just the muscle - the brawn to Vicky's brains. 'She was the homemaker, risk taker, dream maker – the true vision creator.'He urged anyone reading his post to heed Mrs Jones' advice: 'Follow your dreams, no matter how big or small, don't put them off any longer. Mrs Jone's husband said his wife 'was the homemaker, risk taker, dream maker – the true vision creator' After a post-mortem examination and toxicity tests, pathologist Dr Mark Atkinson gave a provisional cause of death as cardiac arrest due to cocaine toxicity, with an underlying heart problem a contributory factor Mr Jones, an ex-Royal Marine and managing director of a construction firm, paid a heartfelt tribute to his wife on social media posts'Take a closer look at yourself, challenge yourself and become the best version of you.'Stand up for what you believe in. Don't hide, don't become a number. Help others that need help. 'Tell that person you love them, emotionally connect and listen to them – help them. You never know when it will be the last time.'
