Joseph Wandera, 27, messaged his girlfriend during a holiday in central America - he later died on the floor on his apartment
A promising actor collapsed and died after taking a cocktail of ecstasy and ketamine while visiting a dance festival in Costa Rica, an inquest has heard. A week into the trip, Joseph Wandera, 27, from Salford, suffered a seizure.
During the morning of day of his death, January 16, he texted her: "Not gonna lie, I don't know what was in the f***ing thing that I f***ing took. I can only type with my left hand and now I can't see out of my left eye." She admitted she was 'annoyed', but agreed and spent 50 minutes driving to a location he had sent to her 'in the middle of a forest by the coast'. When she found him, she noted bags under his eyes but she said this was 'normal'.
'He was a humorous, kind young man who enjoyed entertaining people and loved life' Ms Beatson, Joseph's mother, told the inquest her son had been raised in Salford and Prestwich before going onto the study the performing arts. He also worked at JD Sports and Greggs after his studies and he was signed up by an acting agency where he also worked as an administrator, Ms Beatson told the court. He 'loved' the performing arts, she said.
Ms Beatson said she learned from her son that he had booked a two-week holiday to Costa Rica flew out from London Heathrow on January 10, 2022. While he was away, he sent her some pictures and a couple of text messages from the trip. Forensic pathologist Dr Charles Wilson conducted a post mortem examination of Joseph when his partial, embalmed remains were repatriated following a post mortem examination in Costa Rica. He noted a fracture to the spine but said it was 'unlikely this would have caused or contributed to the death'.
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