A report has been published raising concerns after the death of the teenager in 2022
The 16-year-old died on August 27, 2022, after taking ecstasy at the festival. His inquest concluded last month, with Senior coroner for Leeds Kevin McLoughlin telling it: “David took about one-and-a-half tablet but this was enough to kill him. As a tribute to David I would hope that all young people attending the festival become aware of that fact and heed the lessons drawn from this painful tragedy.
Following the death of 17-year-old Anya Buckley from a drugs-related death at the festival in 2019, Mr McLoughlin issued a report which urged organisers to think about whether unaccompanied 16 and 17-year-olds should be allowed into the event, which attracts 90,000 people every August. He added that in the course of the evidence heard during the inquest, it was said that four to five people die annually from illicit drug related causes at festivals held in Britain, but there is no governing body with oversight of them and no record of drug related casualties. The coroner said: "Without reliable numbers, it is not possible to interrogate the data or establish what proportion of the drug related casualties belong to the under 18 cohort of attendees.
He said: "There is a need to review the way sources of intelligence are harnessed and the enforcement action to be taken against anyone supplying illicit drugs, in order to convey the organiser’s determination to create a hostile environment ."
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