English coroner issues warning over death of woman trapped in ottoman bed

Inquest hears Helen Davey died of suffocation when the gas piston bed platform fell on her, trapping her neck

A coroner has warned that gas piston ottomans could present a risk to life, after a woman died when her bed collapsed on her, trapping her between the mattress and the base.

Helen Davey, 39, a mother of two from Seaham in County Durham, died on 7 June when she suffocated after becoming accidentally trapped in the bed, an inquest heard.