Party drug that killed festival girl is ‘unforgiving’, trial hears
USERS WHO have taken the party drug that killed the daughter of Holby City star John Michie have described “intense and unforgiving” experiences when taking the hallucinogenic drug.
Louella Fletcher-Michie, 24, took class A substance 2-CP at Bestival in Dorset on September 10, 2017 and died in woodland an hour before her 25th birthday.
It is alleged she was given drugs by her on-off boyfriend Ceon Broughton, 29, and died as her parents went to help her.
Broughton, of Enfield, north London, denies manslaughter by gross negligence and supplying the drug.
During evidence given by Professor Charles Deakin, a consultant in cardiac anaesthesia and intensive care, Winchester Crown Court was told of experiences reported by drug users.
Stephen Kamlish QC, defending, LOUELLA FLETCHER-MICHIE: said a report described it as “long-lasting and like LSD”. He added: “Some people have found it to be intense and challenging, particularly when taken in high doses.”
One user in the report stated: “The experience was not fun, around the ninth hour I began to feel bummed out by the duration of it, I just wanted to sleep.”
Another stated: “Trees around me were frightening, took on the characteristics of demons and giant dinosaur creatures.”
Another wrote: “This drug is physically and psychologically draining, I realised how intense and unforgiving 2-CP is.”
Mr Kamlish has previously told the trial “no-one has ever been known to die from taking this drug (2-CP) or taking an overdose”.
The reports also stated the onset of the drug took one to three hours, coming up took two to four hours, plateau of five to 10 hours, coming down for two to four hours and after-effects for up to 24 hours. The court heard Ms Fletcher-Michie was found dead by a security steward in the woodland.
The trial continues.