Lover who ‘conned banker boyfriend over £4m estate’ died after overdose

A woman accused of conning more than £4 million from her deceased banker boyfriend’s estate died after taking a cocktail of drugs.

Former nightclub boss, Magdalena Zalinska was found unresponsive by friends at her London home on March 11. The same property she shared with her late lover.

An inquest revealed that she had a cocktail of drugs in her system at the time of her death. The court heard she had a history of drug and alcohol abuse, and had previously overdosed on illegal substances including cocaine.

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The 46-year-old has been involved in a brutal legal battle with her deceased lover Danny Truell’s brother. Brother Edi Truell branded her a “call girl” and claimed she used “undue influence” to obtain part of the fortune.

Danny died in 2019 at age 55 after suffering from motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis. The former boss of the Welcome Trust had been is a relationship with Ms Zalinska and made payments on her flat over seven years.

Edi, 61 also claimed she used her nightclub business as a "front" to "extract" money from the multi-millionaire after she was granted interest in Mr Truell's Clapham apartment in his will, as reported by the Sun.

The publication added that Ms Zalinska was also awarded £2 million in cash and £1.3 million from his bank account in the seven years before Danny died. She was labelled his “partner and dependent”.

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Ms Zalinska always denied his family's claims against her. Stating their relationship was genuine and loving.

Ms Zalinska was set to appear in court next year but on March 11 she was found dead at her flat in Clapham, London. Her teenage daughter and solicitor attended the inquest into her death earlier this week.

Ms Zalinska's GP Nita Bass told the hearing how her patient was treated for cocaine and amphetamine addiction and also had a 20-year history of drug and alcohol abuse. She was said to have drunk a litre of vodka each day, and was taking anti-depressants for the stress caused by the ongoing legal battle.

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Nurse practitioner James Kwon told the inquest he went to the Clapham home with police after welfare concerns were raised by her friends. He also told coroner Dr Russell Caller how Ms Zalinska had spoken of suicidal thoughts and asked for more anti-depressants.

A post-mortem at St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London, found she had high levels of cocaine and methadone in her system. Dr Russell Caller recorded her death as drug-related, telling Ms Zalinska's daughter: "You have my sympathy in what you have been through."

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