Ceon Broughton (pictured arriving at Winchester Crown Court today) allegedly supplied 2-CP to Louella Fletcher-Michie
The daughter of Holby City actor John Michie was left to die from a drugs overdose by her rapper boyfriend who didn't seek help 'because he didn't want to be arrested', a court heard today.
Former Coronation Street star Michie, 62, and his wife Carol Fletcher made a 130-mile dash to musical festival Bestival as their daughter Louella Fletcher-Michie was dying after taking party drug 2C-P.
A court today heard Louella's ex-boyfriend, Ceon Broughton, gave her a 'bumped up' dose of the class A substance and 'failed to act' for six hours despite her needing urgent medical care.
Instead Broughton, 29, stayed in a secluded wooded area with Louella as her condition severely worsened and made a series of video recordings of her on his mobile phone.
Her brother, Sam, contacted Broughton urging him to seek medical help. But Broughton sent Sam a message which said 'call back in an hour' and referred to Louella as a 'drama queen', the court heard.
Broughton, who has recorded with top rap artists Skepta and Wiley, even filmed Louella after she died - an hour before her 25th birthday.
Jurors were today shown 15 minutes of the shocking footage, in a series of clips. At one point he recorded non-stop for 51 minutes of the evening.
Louella could be seen shouting loudly, repeating incoherent sentences and even hitting herself.
The hospital area of Bestival in Lulworth Castle, Dorset, was just 400 metres from the wooded spot where Louella died.
Prosecutor William Mousley QC said Broughton had been given a suspended sentence a month before the incident on September 10, 2017, and didn't seek help as he 'didn't want to be arrested'.
Mr Mousley QC said Broughton 'put his own liberty before her life' and said his 'failure to get her treatment was borne out of selfishness and self-preservation'.
He also revealed medical experts believe Louella would have had a 90 per cent chance of survival if she had been given treatment.
Louella Fletcher-Michie was found dead after taking party drug 2CP at the Bestival site
Louella and Ceon (bottom right together) at a family dinner with, clockwise from left: Her actor father John, his wife Carol, brother Sam, sister Daisy and her boyfriend Jamie Jamieson
Louella's boyfriend, Ceon Broughton, gave her a 'bumped up' dose of the class A substance and 'failed to act' for six hours despite her needing urgent medical care, the court heard
Jurors at Winchester Crown Court today heard how Broughton sent a series of text messages to friends as Louella was dying.
Louella's brother Sam also messaged Broughton urging him to get her help.
In one message Broughton told him he 'bumped it up a bit' in relation to Louella's dose of 2C-P.
As Mr Michie and his wife were dashing to Bestival they made calls to festival organisers and kept urging Broughton to get Louella to doctors.
In one text, Broughton even described Louella as a 'drama queen'.
In an exchange with Broughton's friend he told him 'I can't get bagged' in reference to being arrested.
Around 10.30pm Louella's parents received a message from Louella's phone saying 'can I call you later?'
Shortly after, Mr Mousley QC said Broughton text messaged his friend: 'If her family ask, say a random gave us 2C-P.'
Contact was made with Louella's parents around 7pm and Mrs Fletcher-Michie spoke to Broughton in an 11 minute phone call and told him to 'get her help'.
Jurors were shown videos of dancer Louella visibly distressed from the effects of 2C-P and heard Broughton had texted a friend saying 'I can't get bagged' in reference to being arrested.
He also ignored messages from Mr Michie and Louella's brother urging him to get help after he had spoken to Mrs Fletcher-Michie on the phone and she realised her daughter was unwell.
Her mother had heard Louella 'screeching' in the background and said 'she sounds crazy' following the call with Broughton, who later described Louella as a 'drama queen' in a text.
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