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Man admits drug-dealing after Mutiny Festival deaths inquiry | Man admits drug-dealing after Mutiny Festival deaths inquiry |
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A man has admitted dealing drugs after a police investigation was launched following the deaths of two people who took pills at a music festival. | A man has admitted dealing drugs after a police investigation was launched following the deaths of two people who took pills at a music festival. |
Georgia Jones, 18, and Tommy Cowan, 20, took drugs at Portsmouth's Mutiny Festival in May 2018 before collapsing and later dying in hospital. | Georgia Jones, 18, and Tommy Cowan, 20, took drugs at Portsmouth's Mutiny Festival in May 2018 before collapsing and later dying in hospital. |
Lee Harvey, 22, of Havant, pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court to two counts of supplying a Class A drug and one count of supplying a Class B drug. | Lee Harvey, 22, of Havant, pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court to two counts of supplying a Class A drug and one count of supplying a Class B drug. |
He is due to be sentenced on 23 March. | He is due to be sentenced on 23 March. |
The charges do not relate to drug dealing at the festival. | |
Ms Jones and Mr Cowan were among 15 festival-goers to fall ill at the King George V Playing Fields in Cosham on the night of Saturday 26 May. | Ms Jones and Mr Cowan were among 15 festival-goers to fall ill at the King George V Playing Fields in Cosham on the night of Saturday 26 May. |
Inquests into their deaths heard Mr Cowan had taken two "Silver Audi" pills and Ms Jones had separately consumed "double-strength MDMA". | Inquests into their deaths heard Mr Cowan had taken two "Silver Audi" pills and Ms Jones had separately consumed "double-strength MDMA". |
A coroner concluded their deaths were accidental. | A coroner concluded their deaths were accidental. |
Harvey's arrest came as part of a subsequent investigation by police into drug dealing at the event, which has since been renamed South Central. | Harvey's arrest came as part of a subsequent investigation by police into drug dealing at the event, which has since been renamed South Central. |