Schoolboy, 13, died from ‘violent reaction’ to super-strong ecstasy pills after taking class-A drug in a park with friends, inquest hears
- Carson Price, 13, died from a ‘violent’ reaction to ecstasy pills in park with friends
- He collapsed & was found ‘in and out of consciousness’ after friends raised alarm
- Carson’s mother Tatum appealed for other youngsters to reject the drugs
A schoolboy died from a ‘violent reaction’ to super strong ecstasy – after taking pills in a park with friends, an inquest ruled.
Carson Price, 13, took the Donkey Kong-branded ecstasy tablets while gathering with friends in his local park.
But Carson collapsed and was found ‘in and out of consciousness’ before friends raised the alarm.
Carson Price, 13, (pictured) took the Donkey Kong-branded ecstasy tablets while gathering with friends in his local park
Carson collapsed and was found ‘in and out of consciousness’ before friends raised the alarm
Forensics officers at Ystrad Mynach Park in south Wales. A coroner ruled he died as a result of taking ‘excessive’ amounts of ecstasy – also known as MDMA
Carson, described as a ‘cheeky little boy’, was found ‘pale and shaking’ in the park at Ystrad Mynach, near Caerphilly, South Wales last year.
A coroner ruled he died as a result of taking ‘excessive’ amounts of ecstasy – also known as MDMA.
An earlier hearing was told Carson had been taken to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff where his condition ‘rapidly deteriorated.’
Coroner’s officer Geoffrey Ronayne said: ‘The emergency services responded to a call of a male youth who had passed out in a park in Ystrad Mynach.
‘On their arrival he was in and out of consciousness, pale and shaking.
‘He was immediately conveyed by ambulance to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
The funeral of Carson Price takes place at Gelligaer Church. Carson’s mother Tatum Price, 39, appealed for other youngsters to reject the drugs – which are being sold for as little as £2-a-pill
‘His condition rapidly deteriorated and despite medical intervention and life saving procedures, he passed away later that evening.’
Coroner Sarah Le Fevre said: ‘Carson Price was a 13 year old boy, who on 12th April 2019 took an excessive amount of MDMA.
‘He reacted violently to this drug and despite the efforts of medical staff died from the effects on 12th April 2019 at the University Hospital Wales.’
Carson’s mother Tatum Price, 39, appealed for other youngsters to reject the drugs – which are being sold for as little as £2-a-pill.
Police at Ystrad Mynach Park in south Wales. The pair said: ‘Thinking of another family going through what we have is unbearable’
In a statement his mother and father Brian told how ‘our lives changed forever when our little boy was taken away from us.’
The pair said: ‘Thinking of another family going through what we have is unbearable.
‘We urge people to talk about the devastating consequences that drugs can have and how they destroy lives.
‘Carson was bright and caring, kind and loving. He was a cheeky little boy.’