An Ottoman bed killed a mother of two after it collapsed on her neck and she suffocated. A coroner has issued a warning after Helen Davey, 39, died in a freak accident in June, when her opened bed fell shut on her unexpectedly as she was leaning over the exposed base.

A coroner has raised concerns about the furniture piece, warning there is a ‘risk of future deaths’ A mum was killed when her ottoman bed collapsed on her head and suffocated

A mother-of-two has died after her ottoman bed collapsed on her head and suffocated her. Helen Davey, 39, was killed whilst leaning over the storage area of the bed when the mattress fell unexpectedly, collapsing on her head and leaving her trapped between its base and mattress.