'The ticket that could signal the death of another young person has already been sold.'
David Celino died after taking ecstasy at Leeds Festival in August last year, a hearing at Wakefield Coroner’s Court heard
His dad, Gianpiero Celino, claimed teenagers are left as prey to drug dealers who see them like ‘the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’. ‘We believe that, as it’s currently run, the festival can’t be safe for 16 or 17-year-olds who attend unaccompanied.’He said the organisers talk about the measures they put in place to combat drug dealing and keep people safe ‘but it doesn’t work and David’s death is evidence of that’, Mr Celino said.Mr Celino told the inquest how he and his wife had stayed in a hotel near the festival site because he was concerned David had not been at an event like it before.
Me Celino told the coroner he believed there needed to be greater search and surveillance activity at the site, as drug dealers could operate without fear of arrest.He added under-18s were particularly vulnerable as restrictions on alcohol sales were so tightly observed, they were often looking for drugs instead.
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