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Girl died 'after taking ecstasy' | Girl died 'after taking ecstasy' |
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An inquest into the death of a 15-year-old girl from Belfast in County Donegal has found she died as a result of taking ecstasy. | An inquest into the death of a 15-year-old girl from Belfast in County Donegal has found she died as a result of taking ecstasy. |
Ashling McVeigh had been on holiday with friends in Ballintra when she died in July 2007. | |
It had been her first trip away from home without her family. | It had been her first trip away from home without her family. |
The inquest jury in Donegal town returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence that death was ecstasy related | The inquest jury in Donegal town returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence that death was ecstasy related |
Coroner Dr Dermot Hegarty said such incidents "were happening with greater frequency". | Coroner Dr Dermot Hegarty said such incidents "were happening with greater frequency". |
Travelled | Travelled |
The inquest heard Ashling has been drinking cider and champagne and took ecstasy tablets. | The inquest heard Ashling has been drinking cider and champagne and took ecstasy tablets. |
She had been part of a group of eight friends who had travelled from Belfast and booked a holiday flat in a village near Ballyshannon.. | |
Statements from some of the teenagers with her described how she began acting strangely. One girl tried to calm her, but said Ashling stopped breathing. | Statements from some of the teenagers with her described how she began acting strangely. One girl tried to calm her, but said Ashling stopped breathing. |
She gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and one of the boys tried chest compressions. | She gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and one of the boys tried chest compressions. |
The inquest heard that the teenagers panicked. They were afraid they would be blamed and left the flat. | The inquest heard that the teenagers panicked. They were afraid they would be blamed and left the flat. |
The group walked to Ballyshannon and took a taxi to Bundoran where they decided to say that Ashling had gone to bed feeling ill before they went out and they came back to find her dead. | The group walked to Ballyshannon and took a taxi to Bundoran where they decided to say that Ashling had gone to bed feeling ill before they went out and they came back to find her dead. |
However, they later told the truth and a toxicology report found a large amount of ecstasy in her body. | However, they later told the truth and a toxicology report found a large amount of ecstasy in her body. |
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