A Newport inquest heard this week how an 87-year-old dog lover from Whippingham ended her life after her pet was taken away by an animal rescue centre.
Former veterinary nurse Joan Mary Crowhurst was found dead on her livingroom floor, having taken an overdose. Crowhurst left a handwritten note on her mantelpiece that read: “You stole my dog, you stole my life”.
Crowhurst had adopted a Dalmatian named Gemma six years ago from Pets at Rest, Pan Lane, Newport.
In June last year, the nurse was taken to hospital after collapsing at her home, and the dog was taken back to the centre, the Isle of Wight Coroner’s Court heard.
Crowhurst, who kept dogs throughout her life, was in hospital and then transferred to a care home for around a month before she was allowed back to her house in Campfield Road, Whippingham.
Crowhurst took her own life two weeks later.
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