Dad whose son died after taking drugs at Leeds Festival warns of dealers 'grooming' youngsters

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A dad whose son died after taking drugs at last year's Leeds Festival has issued a warning to young people attending this weekend's event.

David Celino, 16, from Worsley, became unwell after taking ecstasy last August and later died in hospital. As thousands of people prepare to attend the event this weekend, David’s parents Nicola and Gianpiero Celino urged parents to talk to their children about drugs.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mrs Celino said: “I think we were a little naive, you know, we’ve come from a background where we’ve not really experimented ourselves and it would have been good to have had more frank conversations with him about it.” Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Mr Celino said: “If I could say one thing to (parents) it would be ‘Sit down and have that conversation.

But most people who go to these festivals go as a group. It’s really important that that group prepares for what might happen if things go wrong. “In David’s case, what happens if you run out of alcohol?