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Felicite Tomlinson: Drug use killed One Direction star's sister | Felicite Tomlinson: Drug use killed One Direction star's sister |
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An aspiring fashion designer died accidentally from a fatal combination of drugs, a coroner has concluded. | An aspiring fashion designer died accidentally from a fatal combination of drugs, a coroner has concluded. |
Felicite Tomlinson, 18, the sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, was found unresponsive by a friend in her west London flat on 13 March. | Felicite Tomlinson, 18, the sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, was found unresponsive by a friend in her west London flat on 13 March. |
Inner West London Coroner's Court heard the pair had taken cocaine the night before, while traces of Xanax and OxyContin were also in her system. | Inner West London Coroner's Court heard the pair had taken cocaine the night before, while traces of Xanax and OxyContin were also in her system. |
Coroner Shirley Radcliffe described the combination as "the perfect storm". | Coroner Shirley Radcliffe described the combination as "the perfect storm". |
Miss Tomlinson, known to her friends as Fizzy, was an aspiring fashion designer who had 1.3 million followers on Instagram. | Miss Tomlinson, known to her friends as Fizzy, was an aspiring fashion designer who had 1.3 million followers on Instagram. |
The inquest heard she had a history of "recreational drug use over the years" but this had been on a more "consistent basis" since the death of her mother Johannah in 2016. | The inquest heard she had a history of "recreational drug use over the years" but this had been on a more "consistent basis" since the death of her mother Johannah in 2016. |
The night before she died, the 18-year-old purchased cocaine with her friend Zainab Mohammed and, along with a male friend, took a number of lines. | The night before she died, the 18-year-old purchased cocaine with her friend Zainab Mohammed and, along with a male friend, took a number of lines. |
Recounting Miss Mohammed's version of events, Dr Radcliffe said Miss Tomlinson was still breathing at 05:00 BST the next morning, but when her friend woke later at about midday she "couldn't hear breathing" from the bed next to her. | Recounting Miss Mohammed's version of events, Dr Radcliffe said Miss Tomlinson was still breathing at 05:00 BST the next morning, but when her friend woke later at about midday she "couldn't hear breathing" from the bed next to her. |
The inquest was told Miss Tomlinson was persuaded to complete a successful stint at an Egyptian rehab facility in Autumn 2018, but relapsed in 2019. | The inquest was told Miss Tomlinson was persuaded to complete a successful stint at an Egyptian rehab facility in Autumn 2018, but relapsed in 2019. |
In a statement, her GP Dr Paul Eulinger said the 18-year-old "refused to give up drugs in the knowledge they could kill her". | In a statement, her GP Dr Paul Eulinger said the 18-year-old "refused to give up drugs in the knowledge they could kill her". |
Concluding the teenager's death was a result of misadventure and drugs toxicity, Dr Radcliffe described her as "a bright, much-loved daughter and sister" whose "use of drugs was a considerable danger to her". | |
"She was an individual who took drugs deliberately and has succumbed to their... effects accidentally." | "She was an individual who took drugs deliberately and has succumbed to their... effects accidentally." |
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