Louella Michie court case: Friend told boyfriend 'fam, just act like you don't know her' as woman was dying of drug overdose at Bestival

Emotional day in court ends after family recount hearing news of daughter's death

Holby City actor John Michie pays tribute to late daughter Louella with mural

The family of a woman who was filmed as she died from a drug overdose at a music festival have given evidence at the trial of the man accused of her manslaugher.

Louella Fletcher-Michie, 24, daughter of Holby City actor John Michie, died after taking the Class A party drug 2-CP at the Dorset music festival Bestival on 11 September 2017.

Ceon Broughton, 29, from Enfield in north London, denies the charge and another of supplying the drug to Fletcher-Michie.

Ms Fletcher-Michie's mother Carol was among those giving evidence at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday.

In a 50-minute video shown to the court on Wednesday, Fletcher-Michie was seen shouting: “This is the best trip I have ever f***ing had.”

Mr Broughton ignored subsequent pleas from her family to seek help and continued to film even after she was dead, jurors at Winchester Crown Court heard.

Jurors were told Fletcher-Michie’s mother eventually contacted Mr Broughton at 6.48pm and heard her daughter “screeching” in the background.

She “dropped everything” and travelled with Mr Michie to the festival site at Lulworth Castle, the court heard.

Fletcher-Michie was found dead by security at around 1am on 11 September 2017 after Mr Broughton left her to seek help, the court was told.

Read below for the developments as they unfolded.

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Key Points

• Ceon Broughton filmed Louella Michie prior to overdose, court hears
• 'This is the best trip I have ever had', deceased declared in video

[7 February 2019 16:24 · adam.lusher]

Today's evidence has now finished.  The court has heard that the cross-examination of Mr Campbell will continue tomorrow morning.