A vet who was left paralysed in a hit-and-run crash died after taking magic mushrooms to try and ease her pain, an inquest has heard.

Dorota Paskevic ordered the hallucinogenic fungus on the internet and took them at her home in Dunston, near Norwich, earlier this year. She died in hospital at the age of 33.

An inquest into her death heard that in 2017 she had been involved in a crash which had left her tetraplegic and requiring 24/7 live-in care.

The tragic accident saw her unable to eat and drink without assistance and requiring support with many activities.

The court heard she had been supported in taking the substance on February 28 by Salome Karanja, a close friend who had for five years been her carer.

But hours after eating a teaspoon of the mushrooms, Miss Paskevic became unresponsive and after receiving CPR was admitted to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. 

She died on March 3 of a hypoxic brain injury caused by a psilocybin overdose.

Following her death, Ms Karanja was arrested on suspicion of administering a poisonous substance, but was cleared of any wrongdoing following investigations.

Ms Karanja told police that Miss Paskevic had carefully planned the evening - purchasing the mushrooms online and warning her friend of how long her trip would last and that she may need to arrange an ambulance or provide additional fluids.

Nichola Smith, the investigation police officer, said: "Dorota wanted to take the substance for no other reason but pain relief and for the experience of it.

"Ms Karanja played no part in her obtaining the substance and was put in a very difficult position."

Jacqueline Lake, Norfolk's senior coroner, concluded that Miss Paskevic, who was born in Lithuania and lived in The Common, Dunston, had died by misadventure.