Actor says daughter’s death ‘tragic accident’

HOLBY City and former Coronation Street actor John Michie has said his daughter’s death at Bestival was a “tragic accident”.

Following the death of Louella Michie, 25, he said: “We’ve lost our angel. It’s not murder — they were friends. It was just a tragic mistake, a tragic accident.

“She touched so many lives. She was so very positive, so bright, so out there. She had such energy.”

Police at the four-day music festival were alerted just before 1am yesterday to concerns for the welfare of Miss Michie, from London.

Following a search, her body was discovered in a wooded area on the edge of the site in Lulworth, Dorset. A 28-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Dorset Police said he had been arrested “to help establish the full circumstances”.