Posted on 10/17/2002 10:30:47 PM PDT by Tomalak
A GRANDAD has become Britain’s oldest victim of dance drug ecstasy.
Pot-smoker Eric Whittle, 63, died in hospital three days after taking FOUR of the pills.
He also had cannabis, cocaine and alcohol in his blood, an inquest heard.
Mr Whittle shocked his grandson by boasting how often he dabbled with ecstasy. Stephen Whittle said: “He would boast about how many ecstasy tablets he had taken and said it wouldn’t be difficult for him to get the drug.”
Stephen saw Mr Whittle at his home in Warrington, Cheshire, hours before pal Clemente Porrino found him convulsing on the floor.
Mr Porrino told the hearing: “He couldn’t get a grasp of what was going on.” Mr Whittle, who was separated from his wife, was rushed to hospital and died three days later of a heart attack.
Police Sergeant Greg Caswell said witnesses claimed Mr Whittle took the tablets willingly. He said: “There was nothing suspicious.”
The Warrington coroner recorded a verdict of death from non-dependent abuse of drugs, with the primary cause being “ecstasy consumption”.
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