Mum hugs her daughter goodnight after party — moments later she is found dead

A mum who hugged her daughter goodnight during a barbecue was found dead in her garden shortly after, an inquest heard on Monday. Janina Daunaraviciute, 57, was behaving normally on the evening of June 26 but later took her life, Norfolk Coroner's Court was told. The agency field worker began feeling depressed following her husband's death in 2023, and had also recently lost her pet dog. On the night of her death, her daughter Carolina Daunaraviciute had friends round to their home in King's Lynn, Norfolk, for a barbecue. At one point, the group had gone out to a shop to buy drinks, and when they returned, Janina was discovered in the garden. Emergency services were called at 2.30am but they were unable to save the mum, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. In a statement following Janina's death, Carolina said her mum had not had any help from her GP for her mental health but she had been going to work as normal and was "always around". Janina had also been "stressed" about her housing situation and sometimes talked about wanting to harm herself when she had been drinking. Officers who arrived at the scene that night said they were told that the 57-year-old had talked about taking her own life, but that it was not considered seriously as she often made suicidal remarks. Janina was believed to have consumed two bottles of vodka that evening, with a toxicology report showing she had 270mcg of alcohol per 100ml of blood - more than three times the drink-drive limit of 80mcg. A post-mortem determined that Janina died from hanging, and area coroner Johanna Thompson came to the conclusion that her death was alcohol-related. She offered her condolences to Janina's family. If you are struggling with mental health, you can speak to a trained advisor from Mind mental health charity on 0300 123 3393 or email [email protected] You can also call Samaritans free on 116 123, text SHOUT to 85258, or call NHS 111. In an emergency, call 999.