THE family of a 46-year-old mum of two who died after a night of drinking at her new boyfriend’s house just before Christmas may never fully understand the sudden loss, an inquest heard.

Damon Wright, 29, was arrested on suspicion of murder hours after finding Dianne Goode slumped dead on a sofa at his rented home in Curtis Road, Poole.

The pair, who met when Mr Wright did some landscaping for Ms Goode, had stayed up drinking spirits until 2am on Thursday, December 23, Bournemouth Coroner’s Court was told.

Ms Goode fell asleep kneeling on the floor and Mr Wright retired to bed. Waking up a couple of times in the night, he heard her “snoring loudly”, but at 10am he “realised something was seriously wrong” and dialled 999, he said.

“I knew from my military resuscitation training that everything had stopped working,” Mr Wright said.

“There was no point me attempting CPR.”

Police, alarmed by bruises on London-born Ms Goode’s body and the presence of a bottle of painkillers, cordoned off the bungalow as a crime scene.

Enquiries revealed that Ms Goode had been prescribed the drugs for rib pains – and the former Prudential bank worker had told friends she got the bruises “play fighting” with Mr Wright.

Extensive tests uncovered traces of alcohol and antidepressants, but no natural disease or definitive cause. A small amount of bleeding deep in her brain could point to a very rare vitamin deficiency or raised body temperature.

But pathologist Doctor Basil Purdue said so much time had passed that he could not be sure. He said: “There is a definite abnormality there but it is a subtle one.”

Recording a verdict of natural causes, Coroner Sheriff Payne said: “This seemed to be quite a serious case to start with and Mr Wright was held on a charge of a grave concern that something untoward had happened.”

He added: “It would appear to be a pure matter of chance that she passed away that particular time and in those circumstances.”