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Katie Louise Marshall, a 32-year-old mother-of-four from Newport, Gwent, died four months after suffering severe burns when a paint canister inside a bin bag she threw onto a garden fire exploded on June 26. The incident led to her hospitalization in Grange University Hospital and subsequent transfer to specialized burn units in Swansea and Bristol before she passed away due to complications including bacterial pneumonia and inhalation injury on September 24. Friends described Ms Marshall as kind-hearted, with many paying tribute through pink balloons and fireworks.
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Katie Louise Marshall, a 32-year-old mother-of-four from Newport, Gwent, died on September 24 after suffering severe burns to half her body. The tragic incident occurred when she threw a bin bag containing a paint can onto a garden bonfire on June 26, causing the can to explode and ignite. A neighbor found Ms. Marshall in her garden and called emergency services, who initially treated her at Grange University Hospital before transferring her to Morriston Hospital's specialist burns unit in Swansea and then to Bristol Royal Infirmary due to respiratory failure. The coroner revealed that Ms. Marshall died from bacterial pneumonia, inhalation injury, and flash burns. Friends described her as "beautiful inside and out," and dozens paid tribute by releasing pink balloons and fireworks in memory of the beloved mother.
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A mother-of-four was killed in a freak accident when a paint canister inside a bin bag she threw on a garden fire exploded, an inquest has heard.
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Katie Louise Marshall, 32, suffered burns on around half of her body when the garden bonfire blasted back at her in Newport, Gwent, on June 26.
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A neighbour found her in the garden and phoned emergency services, who took Ms Marshall to hospital.
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After being transferred from Grange University Hospital to Morriston Hospital's specialist burns unit in Swansea, Ms Marshall was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary following significant respiratory failure.
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She died on September 24.
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The inquest at Gwent Coroner's Court heard she died from bacterial pneumonia, inhalation injury and flash burns.
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Mother-of-four Katie Louise Marshall died in September after suffering burns to half her body when a paint can inside a bag of rubbish exploded as she threw it on to a garden bonfire
Friends said Ms Marshall was 'beautiful inside and out' and sent tributes to her daughters
Dozens of friends paid tribute to Ms Marshall, releasing pink balloons and fireworks in her memory.
Louise Davies, a friend of Ms Marshall's, said she was 'completely devastated' by her death, adding: 'Life is so cruel.
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So gutted for Katie's family, friends and everyone who knew and loved her too.
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Tanisha Lloyd said: 'You touched the hearts of so many people whether it was recently or 20 years ago during school days.
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You definitely left your mark in people's hearts.'
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Julia Rees called Ms Marshall 'beautiful inside and out' and said her thoughts were with her 'precious girls, partner, family and absolutely everyone who had the pleasure of knowing you.'
Senior coroner Caroline Saunders said the inquest would resume on June 9, 2027, at 11am.
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