who was the girl?

[lil75]

Who was the girl that died of drugs and was pictured all over the news with a needle hanging out of her arm and looked a bit purple?

May sound like a funny question but I want to show it to someone

[A.Guest]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1848092.s tm

[aniani]

Leah Betts?

[lil75]

A.Guest...thats the one, thanks!

Aniani, I thought it was leah betts too!

[pastafreak]

I remember showing those pictures to my daughter when she was about 16 and had a dodgy friend.....it helped.

[lil75]

Thats what I want it for...to show my daughter, but didnt think anyone would agree with it!!! My dad always told me, take drugs you die, and I never did!!!

[stokemaveric]

i guess its the SHOCK factor,fair play to her family i say for allowing those shocking images to be shown,it must have been hard for them,but how many lives have those pictures saved? i think a lot and they deserve a lot of praise...........

[jack daniels]

i thought it was this one you were asking about

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/news id_4822000/4822628.stm

[legendis.god]

yeah leah betts was ecstasy


something ive seen folk promoting on cb in the recent past.


but the rachel whitear was he girl who was taking heroin with her bf and they suspect he left her to die i think ?

[lil75]

Yeah. admire the parents for being so strong and allowing the photo to be made public...I agree its probably saved a lot of lives...if only they knew the difference there brave decision has made..bless em eh

[daniela31]

It was Racheal Whitear.. Her parents are from Hereford.....not far from me. It was in our local paper.

[ann_h]

Wasn't Rachel either, I remember the poster you mean - its different from the oic you'll see in the news articles above.

I'll try and find the other one for you.

[daniela31]

I must disagree with you ann h....but it WAS rachel whitear....here is a cutting from the hereford times....she went to Aylestone School, the same school as one of my friends.


http://archive.herefordtimes.com/2006/10/4/798 67.html

[daniela31]

And here too......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Whitear