A WOMAN who took a lethal drugs and alcohol overdose was confirmed dead at Poole Hospital, a coroner's court has heard.

Elsie Mary Linda Jarvis, aged 42, of Russell Gardens, Poole, was taken to hospital on December 23, 2019, after emergency services gained access to her home.

They were answering a concern for welfare call.

On Monday (March 30) at Dorset Coroner's Court, Bournemouth Town Hall, coroner Brendan Allen read from a statement prepared by coroner's officer Laura Thorne.

He said firefighters were needed to gain access to the Russell Gardens property, and that when they did they found Ms Jarvis unresponsive at home alone.

A subsequent post mortem examination confirmed the cause of death as an overdose.

Mr Allen adjourned the inquest until later in the year.