Deceased
Yvette Allison Havet
Demographics
33y, female
Date of death
2007-05-19
Finding date
2011-04-29
Cause of death
heroin toxicity
AI-generated summary
Yvette Havet, a 33-year-old woman recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, died of heroin toxicity in May 2007. The coroner found that her fiancé administered the lethal injection, though she had also consumed substantial alcohol (BAC 0.129) in the hours before. The deceased had relapsed to heroin use after three months abstinence, and was receiving methadone. The coroner noted concerning initial police practices, including failure to caution the fiancé despite administering the fatal dose, and the inappropriate view that he was acting in her "best interests". While no criminal charges were laid, this case highlights risks of polysubstance use (heroin, alcohol, methadone), the vulnerability of people in early recovery, and the importance of thorough investigation when substance use deaths occur. Better recognition of relapse risk and risk-minimisation counselling could have been life-saving.
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