A much-loved mother, grandmother and partner died just days after being sent home from Darent Valley Hospital with painkillers and antibiotics.

When Alicja Hoscilowicz woke up at her home with her partner of five years, Roy Tate, on Sunday, July 31 everything seemed normal but after having a cup of coffee she began to complain her stomach was hurting.

As the pain worsened, a concerned Mr Tate dialled 999 and Ms Hoscilowicz was taken to the hospital in Darenth Wood Road, an inquest at Archbishop’s Palace, Maidstone, heard last week.

Staff performed a number of tests but could not find out what was wrong and, as her symptoms appeared to be improving with morphine and anti-nausea medication, Ms Hoscilowicz was told she likely had an infection of the intestine and was sent home with painkillers and antibiotics.

Mr Tate told the hearing a doctor said they could not perform a CT scan on a Sunday so did not examine Ms her using that method, but Dr Asghar Ali Wain, from the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, said this was not the case and CT scans could be arranged any day of the week.

By that evening, Mr Tate said his partner was screaming due to excruciating pain so he called for an ambulance again and this time she was treated as a priority.

Doctors diagnosed fecal peritonitis, a condition where fecal matter gets into a cavity within the abdomen through a tear in the intestines.

She was placed into an induced coma while doctors battled to save her life but the following day she did not respond and the family was told to say their goodbyes.

Mr Tate said Ms Hoscilowicz, of Phoenix Place, Dartford, died at 9.40pm on Wednesday, August 3.

He asked Dr Wain whether his partner would have survived if she had been allowed a CT scan on her first hospital visit.

Dr Wain replied that her symptoms did not indicate peritonitis during her first visit.

Speaking after the inquest, Mr Tate said: “Alicja was a loving mother, grandmother and partner and I spent the most wonderful five years with her.

“She loved gardening and the outdoor life and loved walking our dog Jacob.

“He’s a three-legged husky who we got from a rescue centre. She loved him and he loved her.

“Alicja also loved flowers. She used to get a bunch every week from me and she still does.”

As well as her partner, Ms Hoscilowicz, who was born in Poland, leaves daughters Gosia and Emilia, son-in-law Greg and grandchildren Dominika, Agata and Laura.

North west Kent coroner Roger Hatch told the hearing a post mortem revealed Ms Hoscilowicz died due to fecal peritonitis and a perforated colon. He concluded she died of natural causes.

A spokesman for the NHS trust said: “We offer our sincere condolences to the family of Alicja Hoscilowicz and acknowledge the coroner’s finding that her death was from natural causes.”