A WOMAN issued a desperate plea for help moments before she fell out of a second storey window.

Emma Fraser, 33, died as a result of the fall after suffering injuries to her brain and head.

Both police and paramedics were called to Ms Fraser’s aid following the incident in Trinity Court, Halstead, on June 28.

Ms Fraser was rushed to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge but died about 14 hours after the fall.

An inquest into her death was told Ms Fraser had twice been referred for mental health support by her GP before her death.

The hearing was told on the night of her death, Ms Fraser had smoked cannabis with friends Rachel Ward and Josh Mercer.

Both Mr Mercer and Ms Ward gave evidence to the court in which they said Ms Fraser had begun to act strangely after taking cannabis and had become unwell.

Ms Fraser later rang 999 in which she claimed she had been poisoned by Ms Ward, who she lived with in the second-floor flat.

Officers were in the process of entering the flat when Ms Fraser fell out of the window, the inquest heard.

Eyewitness accounts and recordings of phone calls played to the court indicated she was convinced someone was trying to kill her.

Toxicology results found no evidence of excessive amounts of medicines or tablets in Ms Fraser’s system at the time of her death.

Det Insp James Mills, who led the police investigation, told the inquest accounts from eyewitnesses had confirmed Ms Fraser had been smoking cannabis.

But Mr Mills insisted there had been no evidence Ms Fraser’s death was the result of a crime.

Several police officers who gave evidence during the hearing said they had seen Ms Fraser exiting the window by herself.

Mr Mercer also confirmed this to the court.

Mr Mills added: “The only information of third party involvement was from Emma."

“There was no other information or accounts that suggested anyone meant her harm.”

Ms Fraser’s family dispute some of the police findings and had submitted a formal complaint into how the investigation was handled prior to the inquest.

Area coroner Lincoln Brookes ruled Ms Fraser died as a result of a drug-related death.

Mr Brookes said there was not enough evidence Ms Fraser had jumped out of the window with the intent of ending her own life.

He said: "In my view the most appropriate conclusions would reflect this was all chiefly as a result of reaction to the cannabis she had smoked only a short-time before.

"Her reaction to that has overwhelmed her mind and caused her to act in a very reckless and sadly fatal way.

"Therefore drug related death is the conclusion I will record."

An Essex Police spokesman said: "We want to express our sympathy and condolences to the family.

"A formal complaint has been made and an investigation is being carried out.

"Due to this we cannot comment further at this time."