An inquest was told that Joseph Wandera, 27, died after taking a cocktail of ecstasy and ketamine while at a dance music festival in Costa Rica
A budding actor, Joseph Wandera, 27, tragically collapsed and died after combining ecstasy and ketamine during a dance festival visit to Costa Rica, an inquest has been informed. Joseph, hailing from Salford, succumbed to a fatal seizure just one week into his vacation.
He went on to disclose that he had been continuously vomiting and had endured insomnia for two days. Within her witness statement to the court, Renay Zollner, who first encountered Joseph in Marbella and subsequently became good friends enjoying Manchester's nightlife together, testified that she too had journeyed to Costa Rica for the very same festival alongside Joe's acquaintances, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Even though feeling 'annoyed', she agreed and drove for about 50 minutes to a forest by the coast, based on the location Joseph had sent her. Upon finding him, she noticed the bags under his eyes, which she deemed 'normal'. Joseph was remembered as a 'humorous, kind young man who enjoyed entertaining people and loved life', according to his mother, Ms Beatson. She shared with the inquest that Joseph grew up in Salford and Prestwich and pursued studies in performing arts. He held jobs at JD Sports and Greggs after his studies and was signed up by an acting agency where he also worked as an administrator. His love for performing arts was evident, she added.
The inquest was informed that Joseph had been seriously assaulted in Manchester city centre at 1am on December 16, 2019, when he was attacked by 'a group of unknown people'. He was rushed to Manchester Royal Infirmary with broken vertebrae in his back, lacerations requiring staples, and bruising.
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