A gifted teenager who may have been the ‘subsequent Adele’ died after taking MDMA in a park together with her boyfriend and pals who delayed calling an ambulance for 2 hours as they ‘did not need to get into hassle’, an inquest has heard.
Lauren Hawkins, 16, from Bearwood, Poole, Dorset, was a gifted singer and dancer and overdosed in entrance of her pals on July 6, 2020, after taking the category A drug.
The 16-year-old went into cardiac arrest and collapsed. Boyfriend Cameron Doughty tried to present her CPR.
Regardless of her eyes rolling again and her physique shaking uncontrollably, the group delayed in calling for assist for nearly two hours as they ‘did not need to get into hassle’.
Doughty stated an ambulance was referred to as to the park in Wimborne, Dorset, at 10.36pm – virtually two hours after she took the drug at round 8:45pm.
Lauren’s coronary heart stopped for 11 minutes and though paramedics resuscitated her, she by no means regained consciousness.
She suffered from extreme and irreversible mind harm and died at hospital three days later after her household made the choice to show off her life assist machine.
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Her boyfriend stated an ambulance was referred to as to the park in Wimborne, Dorset, at 10.36pm – virtually two hours after she took the drug at round 8:45pm.
A submit mortem examination discovered a deadly dose of MDMA was present in Lauren’s blood.
The inquest heard that Lauren had beforehand taken MDMA as soon as earlier than in October 2019 however reacted badly and vowed to her mom, Rebecca Pearson, that she would by no means do it once more.
On July 6, 2020, Mr Doughty, who 16 on the time, obtained two psychoactive tablets referred to as 2C-B which he and Lauren consumed at a barbecue with pals.
In a textual content message to a buddy learn out on the listening to, he stated: ‘We’ll get f****d tonight.’
Mr Doughty, now 18, stated they later took MDMA as a result of the opposite drug didn’t work.
He stated: ‘She had carried out MDMA and 2CB with me earlier than. It hit her inside two minutes. Behind my head I may see she wasn’t okay.
‘Her eyes rolled. It wasn’t like final time. She freaked out a bit and when she calmed down her jaw was going.
‘Her complete physique was shaking like she was having a seizure. She was simply making these noises and I used to be holding her and attempting to consolation her.
‘My mate did CPR then I took over. We put her in a restoration place. I attempted to choose her up and I used to be simply holding her realizing she wasn’t alive anymore so I stated to name an ambulance.’
When requested by Lauren’s grandfather why he did not name her household for assist, he stated: ‘I thought of it however I did not as a result of I used to be frightened about getting in a number of hassle.’
Two single pink roses have been left tied to a bench at Redcotts recreation floor in Wimborne, Dorset
He stated he believed that they took the drug at round 8:45pm – however group waited for nearly two hours earlier than calling an ambulance at 10:36pm after collapsed to the ground.
Lauren died on July 9, 2020.
Paul Pearson, Lauren’s grandfather, stated that utilizing the drug was like taking part in ‘Russian roulette’ and that it had robbed her of a future.
Lauren had been a member of the distinguished West Finish Children musical theatre troupe and had appeared on stage at Bestival and occasions at Hyde Park.
Mr Pearson tearfully informed the Bournemouth inquest: ‘Our hearts are damaged by this tragedy. We have now been devastated and traumatised.
‘Lauren was a really gifted younger girl and an excellent dancer and singer. She was one in all two out of the 70 from the (West Finish) audition that they’d. She was chosen for the primary troupe of 20.
‘That meant that on weekends and in the course of the week she appeared at West Finish.
‘She was all the time within the centre. When she sang she was sensible. She may have been the following Adele if it had all gone easily.
‘She had the entire world at her toes. Now me miss all her tomorrows and there’s a gap in our lives.’
Warning of the risks of taking medication, he added: ‘Those that have been concerned may have her life on their conscience for the remainder of their lives.
‘We wish youngsters to grasp the risks of utilizing medication like MDMA and the consequences it has on mother and father and grandparents when a tragedy like this happens.
‘Utilizing medication like MDMA is like taking part in Russian roulette.’
Rachael Griffin, senior coroner for Dorset, concluded that Lauren’s dying was drug-related.
She stated: ‘I’m glad that Lauren knew what she was doing that day.
‘From the proof I imagine she took 2C-B though it wasn’t present in her system. Later that day she took MDMA. That’s one thing she took of her personal volition.
‘Lauren was a vibrant wholesome younger girl who had an important future forward of her.
‘I hope that if any good can come from her dying it’s to warn others of the risks of using these medication.
‘Folks use these medication for pleasure with out understanding the potential deadly penalties of utilizing them and the implications not solely on themselves however on their households.’
Detective Inspector Mark Fursman, of Dorset police, informed the listening to a youth, who who cannot be named for authorized causes, has been charged with caring within the provide of sophistication A medication.