REMEMBERED: Tributes laid for Kiera Pearson (inset), who lived on Bury Road in Tonge Moor
A GRIEF-STRICKEN mum suffered with her mental health after her best friend was murdered in Bolton and two other people close to her died, an inquest has heard.
Kiera Pearson's best friend Maggie Smythe was killed by Maggie's ex-partner Christopher Taylor in January 2019.
Before Maggie's death, Kiera also suffered the loss of her ex-partner Lindsey Allardice's dad, who died in Kiera's arms after a trip to Blackpool.
Kiera's grandmother also died at around the same time.
TRAGIC: Kiera Pearson
At Bolton Coroners' Court, assistant coroner for Manchester West, Stephen Teasdale, read a statement from Kiera's GP Dr John Scott which said that she visited the doctors in August 2019 and reported "low mood and anxiety".