{"id":417448,"date":"2026-01-16T18:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/417448\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:46:18","slug":"abigail-garside-tragic-new-details-of-woman-found-dead-after-celebrating-first-wedding-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/417448\/","title":{"rendered":"Abigail Garside: Tragic new details of woman found dead after celebrating first wedding anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abigail Garside, 30, and her husband Samuel Garside were celebrating their first wedding anniversary on August 17 at a luxury spa resort when she stormed out following an argument with her husband.<\/p>\n

The couple were staying at the exclusive 120 hectare Rudding Park resort in Harrogate to celebrate one year of marriage, and had taken a cocktail of alcohol and cocaine, according to the inquest.<\/p>\n

Just nine hours before Mrs Garside was found dead, she posted pictures to social media of the two clinking champagne glasses in a hot tub captioned: \u201cLovely day in Harrogate celebrating our first wedding anniversary with my love.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mr Garside also posted about the milestone on social media, sharing a collage of wedding photos with the caption: \u201c1 year since you became my wife!! I love you more and more everyday, happy anniversary\u201d.<\/p>\n

The inquest into Mrs Garside\u2019s tragic death heard that the celebration turned sour when the couple drank alcohol and took cocaine while bar hopping in town.<\/p>\n

The two were at Mojo\u2019s bar when an argument unfolded over a pool cue, and so they decided to head back to the hotel.<\/p>\n

The argument didn\u2019t stop there however, and Mrs Garside accused her husband of not sticking up for her.<\/p>\n

It was then, that Mrs Garside stormed out of the hotel room, according to the inquest, and Mr Garside went to sleep.<\/p>\n

\"MrMr Garside posted pictures of the couple\u2019s anniversary celebrations at the exclusive 120 hectare Rudding Park resort in Harrogate. Credit: Sam Garside\/Facebook<\/p>\n

He told the inquest that the two were both \u201ca bit drunk\u201d and had taken cocaine, but that it was \u201cnot out of the ordinary\u201d for the pair.<\/p>\n

When she hadn\u2019t shown up the next morning, Mr Garside drove around Harrogate looking for her, but unfortunately was later informed of her death by police.<\/p>\n

At 6.20am local time on August 18, a member of the public discovered Mrs Garside\u2019s body in the centre of the town, and paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Sarah Middleton, the assistant coroner for North Yorkshire said that Mrs Garside, a gifted equestrian, had a \u201chigh level\u201d of alcohol in her blood as well as cocaine, which she said was likely to have influenced her actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbigail was a girl who loved life,\u201d the coroner said. \u201cShe loved her husband, she was planning a life in Australia and loved her animals.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe had no chronic health conditions, no regular medications and no mental health issues at all. She had everything to live for.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple had recently had their visas approved ahead of their planned move to Melbourne, Australia with their three daschund dogs.<\/p>\n

Following Mrs Garside\u2019s death, Mr Garside posted a heartbreaking tribute to his wife on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy absolute world, my best friend and my beautiful darling wife,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will love you forever and you will never leave my heart xxx.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MrMr Garside posted a heartbreaking tribute to his wife on social media. Credit: Sam Garside\/Facebook<\/p>\n

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