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Eloise Parry inquest: 'Diet pills' user sent death text message | |
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A student who took "highly toxic" diet pills bought online sent a text message saying she knew she was going to die, an inquest has heard. | |
Eloise Aimee Parry, 21, from Shrewsbury, died in hospital on 12 April after becoming unwell. | Eloise Aimee Parry, 21, from Shrewsbury, died in hospital on 12 April after becoming unwell. |
Police said the tablets were believed to contain dinitrophenol, known as DNP; an industrial chemical. | |
The inquest in Shrewsbury concluded the death of Ms Parry was as a result of an accidental drugs overdose. | |
Coroner John Ellery heard she sent a text message apologising to her university lecturer for "being so stupid" about four hours before she died. | |
Ms Parry's mother said she knew her daughter was receiving prescription medicine but had not realised she was self-prescribing. | |
Giving evidence, Fiona Parry said her daughter - known to her family as Ella - had suffered from bulimia. | |
The coroner asked her: "Did you consider that Eloise was suicidal?" | The coroner asked her: "Did you consider that Eloise was suicidal?" |
Mrs Parry replied: "Personally, no. I did not believe she was suicidal." | Mrs Parry replied: "Personally, no. I did not believe she was suicidal." |
A post-mortem report read at the inquest revealed the cause of death as dinitrophenol toxicity. | A post-mortem report read at the inquest revealed the cause of death as dinitrophenol toxicity. |
Mr Ellery said he would be writing to the Government urging a review of the classification of DNP, which is marketed online as a "fat burning" pill. | |
'Really nasty' | |
Glyndwr University student Ms Parry initially attended A&E after taking more than the recommended dose of the tablets. | Glyndwr University student Ms Parry initially attended A&E after taking more than the recommended dose of the tablets. |
Her mother has previously told the BBC she had "absolutely no idea" her daughter was taking the pills until after she died. | Her mother has previously told the BBC she had "absolutely no idea" her daughter was taking the pills until after she died. |
After the hearing, Mrs Parry said her daughter knew of the dangers of DNP but had decided "being slimmer was worth the risk". | |
She said Eloise had looked at "the pros and cons and made a bad choice" and she urged others not to make the same mistake. | |
"I would implore anyone even considering taking DNP, or something similar, not to do so," she said. | |
"These substances are sold by people who don't care about your health; they just want your money. | |
"You can't know whether or not you're getting what you paid for, and probably you're not. It will almost certainly be impure and the impurities could be really nasty." | |
What is DNP? | What is DNP? |