Mum-of-four died after paint canister exploded in garden fire

Katie Louise Marshall, 32, died after a paint canister in a bin bag exploded on a garden fire, causing burns to 50% of her body. An inquest heard she suffered significant respiratory failure before her death in September.

Brit Brief 12/10/2026 10:27

Mum-of-four died after paint canister exploded in garden fire — Mum died after paint canister exploded in garden fire

An inquest has heard how a mother-of-four died after a paint canister exploded when she placed a bin bag on a garden fire.

Katie Louise Marshall, 32, from Vaughan Williams Drive, Newport, suffered burns to around 50 per cent of her body in the incident in June. The inquest at Newport Coroners' Court was told she was initially taken to hospital before being transferred to Morriston Hospital's specialist burns unit in Swansea.

Respiratory failure and transfer

Ms Marshall began showing significant respiratory failure and was moved to Bristol Royal Infirmary. She died on September 24, around two months after the incident.

In the days following her death, tributes on social media remembered her as a "kind" and "beautiful" mother who "touched the hearts of so many people."