Mum took her own life after being arrested following car accident

Paulina had been left 'very stressed and physically shaking' after the arrest

A mum-of-one described as a cherished and beautiful soul took her own life after she was involved in a car accident and was arrested. Paulina Szafert was found in her bed by a friend; she had taken an overdose and left a note asking for someone to take care of her French bulldog Fifi.

An inquest at Bournemouth Coroners’ Court heard she was “traumatised” by the accident, which happened about a week before she died and the experience and arrest had left her “very stressed and physically shaking”. In a statement, her friend Alicja Fabisiak revealed that Paulina had suffered mental health problems in the past and the accident had really “impacted” her state of mind.

When she spoke to Paulina the day before her dea