The boyfriend of Louella Fletcher-Michie has been jailed for manslaughter after he filmed her while she died from the effects of a drug he had given her.
Ceon Broughton was sentenced to for eight-and-half-years behind bars on Friday after his conviction for manslaughter and supplying Class A drug 2C-P to Ms Fletcher-Michie, the daughter of Holby City actor John Michie.
Broughton, 29, of Enfield, north London, had denied the charges in connection with his on-off partner’s death at the Bestival music festival last year, but declined to enter the witness box in his defence.
Hello and welcome to The Independent's coverage of the sentencing of Ceon Broughton, who has been convicted of manslaughter over the death of Louella Fletcher-Michie
The judge Mr Justice Goose has entered the court. The jury are also here to see Broughton sentenced.
Yesterday, our reporter Adam Lusher brought you the news from the court as Broughton was convicted of manslaughter over the death of Ms Fletcher-Michie.
She had died on her 25th birthday following the first known overdose from the party drug 2C-P
Louella's sister Daisy begins, reading out her victim impact statement.
"Losing Louella I feel like I have lost my parents and brother - everyone you love shattered to pieces.
"Our lives have been torn apart by someone who was supposed to have loved Louella - why didn't he get help"
John Michie tells the court:" Our beautiful Louella should be here on any measure of humanity.
"Her life cut cruelly short."
"She was trusting, too trusting it seems."
His voice comes close to breaking as he talks about "the gutwrenching pain of those who have lost a child"
"I go to bed every night with the image of Louella crying out to her mum and dad and brother and sister to help.
"But there was only one person who could have helped her."
Louella's mother Carol talks about having her "heart and soul ripped out and trampled on, unfathomable pain."
She reads a tribute from one of Louella's friends - "Meeting Louella was like being sprinkled with instant family dust."
Carol tells the court: "She loved life and she loved people."
She talks of Louella's 93-year-old grandmother, who should "never have had to endure such pain in the last years of her life."
She says: "We don't think Ceon is evil. He is stupid, massively selfish and he lied."
William Mousley QC is now giving the details of Broughton's 24-week suspended prison sentence passed a month before Louella's death.
It occurred because he was arrested in July 2017 and found to be in possession of a lock knife and stanley knife.
Mr Mousley says that when arrested for knife possession: "There were two capsules of 2C-P in his possession, but that didn't give rise to any charge."
The court heard Broughton told police he had been waving the knife around to scare off people he was arguing with off, but he didn't intend to stab anybody."
He told police he had been "stupid"
Stephen Kamlish QC, defending, says Broughton wants to say, in his own words: "Sorry I didn't do more to save Louella. Sorry for the suffering I caused to everyone who loved Louella and I want to make things right."
Mr Justice Goose, the judge tells Broughton that Louella was "a young, free-spirited woman who loved you."
His criminal negligence, the judge tells Broughton, killed her.
"There was a hospital tent [at the festival]," the judge says. "You were well aware of those facilities."
"You gave Louella that class A drug 2C-P," the judge says. "She wanted that drug. But she didn't know what you had done. I am satisfied you either increased the dosage or mixed it with something."
The judge refers to Broughton filming.
"It was beyond obvious she was suffering and had a dangerously adverse reaction.
"What did you do?
"You didn't go to the festival site while it was daylight. Nor did you do the obvious and pick her up and take her to help.
"The distance from the festival site was only 30 metres.
"You were only concerned for yourself."
If Broughton had acted properly, the judge says, "Her life would have been saved."
He lists as an aggravating factor Broughton's message to a friend about saying someone else supplied the drugs.
"You were more concerned with creating a defence. You were more in fear of being arrested."
The judge says her family will "never recover"
He tells Broughton "I accept you have some remorse."
Broughton, the court hears, was also cautioned aged 23 in 2012 for possession of a medical product without authorisation
The judge says he must sentence according to the guidelines, even though some may think that insufficient
He says the manslaughter offence would fall towards the top of a range of 3 to 7 years
Together with the drugs offences, and the suspended sentence, the judge says he will impose a sentence of eight and a half years.
"Eight and a half years," he tells Broughton. And then to the security staff in the dock with him: "Take him down"
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