Partner of actor’s daughter shot video of her overdose, court told

THE boyfriend of a soap actor’s daughter recorded a nearly hourlong video of her as she fatally overdosed on drugs at a festival, a court has heard.

Ceon Broughton (29) gave Louella Fletcher-Michie (24) the drug 2C-P at Bestival in Devon then recorded her in secluded woodland where she was found dead hours later, it is alleged.

He also took a photo of Louella around the time she died as she lay motionless in undergrowth with her eyes closed, covered by a coat, jurors were told.

In one 50-minute video Louella, daughter of Holby City star John Michie, shouts: “This is the best trip I have ever f ****** had.”

But as her condition deteriorated, Broughton ignored pleas from her family to seek help and

Louella Fletcher-Michie, daughter of Holby City actor John Michie (above), and (right) Ceon Broughton

continued to film even after she was dead, jurors at Winchester Crown Court heard.

He also told a friend he feared he would be “bagged” by police and tried to stop her family rushing to the festival, the court heard.

In the clip shown to the jury, recorded at about 5.53pm, Louel-

la says: “My mum and dad, my brother and sister, I love you lot.”

She repeatedly shouts at Broughton to “film me”, “call my mum” and “call my brother, call my sister”.

At times he appears to be smiling as he turns the camera on himself and tells Louella: “It’s between me and you.”

He also tells her to “put your phone away” and asks her to turn on airplane mode, which disables calls and messaging, as she talks about contacting her mum.

She is occasionally seen stumbling around the wooded area, on the fringe of the festival site.

In a separate audio recording also played to jurors, Louella is heard groaning as Broughton tells her: “Stop eating thorns, you’re just going to cut your beautiful f ****** skin.”

Broughton, of Enfield, north London, denies manslaughter and supplying Louella the drug.

Jurors were told Louella’s mum Carol Fletcher-Michie eventually contacted Broughton at 6.48pm and heard Louella “screeching” in the background.

She “dropped everything” and travelled with Mr Michie (62) to the festival site.

Giving evidence, Broughton’s friend Ezra Campbell described how Broughton and Louella had separated from the group to go to a “forest”.

Louella was found dead by security at around 1am on September 11, 2017 after Broughton left her to seek help, the court was told.