A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of Louella Fletcher-Michie at a music festival in 2017.

Miss Fletcher-Michie, daughter of former coronations Street star John Michie, died after taking the drug 2-CP at Bestival on September 11th 2017.

This afternoon, 30-year-old Ceon Broughton, who supplied the drug and was with her when she died, was found guilty of manslaughter.

Ms Fletcher-Michie's family claimed that Broughtan left her to die rather than seek medical help.

Ceon Broughton arrives at Winchester Crown Court, 28-02-2019. Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire/PA Images

Duty of care

Prosecutor Simon Jones told the court: "He was with her for five to six hours alone. During that period of time he filmed her on his mobile phone so the deterioration in Louella was clear."

"It was quite clear she desperately needed medical attention and he failed in the duty of care that he had for Louella.

"He failed to get her medical attention at that festival."

Footage

The jury was shown video footage, taken by Broughtan, of Ms Fletcher-Michie repeatedly asking him to call her mother.

Her mother Carol told the court that the last time she heard her voice was when she received a phone call and could hear her "screeching" on the line.

Actor John Michie speaking outside Winchester Crown Court, 28-02-2019. Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire/PA Images

Mr Michie told the court that he thinks his daughter loved Broughton, but added "I'm not sure he loved her."

"I don't know how you could ever say you loved someone if you left them to die in front of you," he said.

Miss Fletcher-Michie, who was a yoga and dance teacher, died just hours before she was due to turn 25.
Her body was found in the wood near the edge of the music festival on the 11 September 2017.

With reporting from IRN ...