Student died from long-term abuse of laughing gas, inquest rules

Ellen Mercer, 24, inhaled up to three ‘big bottles’ of nitrous oxide every day, Berkshire coroner’s court told

Long-term laughing gas abuse contributed to a 24-year-old student’s death, an inquest has ruled.

Ellen Mercer inhaled up to three “big bottles” of nitrous oxide every day, Berkshire coroner’s court heard. Mercer was taken to Wexham Park hospital for emergency treatment in the early hours of 9 February last year, after she reported that she could not walk and would fall over when she tried.