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| Eloise Parry death: Bernard Rebelo convicted of manslaughter | Eloise Parry death: Bernard Rebelo convicted of manslaughter |
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| A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a bulimic student who bought a toxic slimming aid online. | A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a bulimic student who bought a toxic slimming aid online. |
| Eloise Parry, 21, from Shrewsbury, died after taking eight diet pills containing dinitrophenol (DNP). | Eloise Parry, 21, from Shrewsbury, died after taking eight diet pills containing dinitrophenol (DNP). |
| Bernard Rebelo, 30, of Gosport, was convicted of two counts of manslaughter at Inner London Crown Court. | Bernard Rebelo, 30, of Gosport, was convicted of two counts of manslaughter at Inner London Crown Court. |
| Before she died in April 2015, Miss Parry needed hospital treatment several times for side effects of the tablets. | Before she died in April 2015, Miss Parry needed hospital treatment several times for side effects of the tablets. |
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| Rebelo, who denied manslaughter, admitted during the trial he sold the pills to her, but said there was a warning about the drug on his website. | Rebelo, who denied manslaughter, admitted during the trial he sold the pills to her, but said there was a warning about the drug on his website. |
| Manslaughter charges were dropped against Albert Huynh, 33, from Northolt, north-west London, and Mary Roberts, 32, from Gosport, after the judge rule there was insufficient evidence the pair were involved. | Manslaughter charges were dropped against Albert Huynh, 33, from Northolt, north-west London, and Mary Roberts, 32, from Gosport, after the judge rule there was insufficient evidence the pair were involved. |
| Miss Parry, a student at Glyndwr University, Wrexham, had had mental health problems as a teenager and as well as the bulimia had borderline personality disorder. | |
| DNP is a highly toxic substance when ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. | DNP is a highly toxic substance when ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. |
| Declared unfit for human consumption in the US as far back as 1938, it causes weight loss by burning fat and carbohydrates, with energy being converted into heat. | Declared unfit for human consumption in the US as far back as 1938, it causes weight loss by burning fat and carbohydrates, with energy being converted into heat. |
| Miss Parry had become "focused" on losing weight before her death, her sister Rebecca, 19, told the trial. | Miss Parry had become "focused" on losing weight before her death, her sister Rebecca, 19, told the trial. |
| She seemed "too enchanted by her weight loss to acknowledge how unhealthy she was getting". | She seemed "too enchanted by her weight loss to acknowledge how unhealthy she was getting". |
| Miss Parry started taking the pills in February 2015, and quickly became addicted to them. | Miss Parry started taking the pills in February 2015, and quickly became addicted to them. |
| In a statement read to the court, Rebecca said she was with her sister on 11 April, the evening before she died in hospital. | In a statement read to the court, Rebecca said she was with her sister on 11 April, the evening before she died in hospital. |
| She left her at about 21:00 BST after a conversation about her ordering a takeaway before noticing the next day Miss Parry had binged on food before taking the diet pills. | She left her at about 21:00 BST after a conversation about her ordering a takeaway before noticing the next day Miss Parry had binged on food before taking the diet pills. |
| And in texts to her university lecturer hours before she died, Miss Parry said: "I screwed up big time. Binged/purged all night and took four pills at 4am. | And in texts to her university lecturer hours before she died, Miss Parry said: "I screwed up big time. Binged/purged all night and took four pills at 4am. |
| "I took another four when I woke and I started vomiting soon after. I think I am going to die. | "I took another four when I woke and I started vomiting soon after. I think I am going to die. |
| "No one is known to survive if they vomit after taking DNP. I am so scared." | "No one is known to survive if they vomit after taking DNP. I am so scared." |
| Rebelo was operating from a flat in Harrow, north west London, and made the capsules to be sold online for considerable profits, his trial was told. | Rebelo was operating from a flat in Harrow, north west London, and made the capsules to be sold online for considerable profits, his trial was told. |
| The chemicals were bought in drums from China, bypassing authorities such as the Food Standards Agency and Interpol which had tried to close the operation down. | The chemicals were bought in drums from China, bypassing authorities such as the Food Standards Agency and Interpol which had tried to close the operation down. |
| Graham Henson, leader of Harrow Council, which was involved in bringing the prosecution, said: "This sets a precedent that we can now prosecute people for selling pesticides, like DNP, online as a slimming agent." | Graham Henson, leader of Harrow Council, which was involved in bringing the prosecution, said: "This sets a precedent that we can now prosecute people for selling pesticides, like DNP, online as a slimming agent." |
| Rebelo is due to be sentenced on Friday. | Rebelo is due to be sentenced on Friday. |