Louella Fletcher Michie's rapper boyfriend won't face retrial after conviction quashed
Ceon Broughton will stay out of jail after prosecutors said they will not appeal the decision to quash his manslaughter conviction after he supplied her with an illegal party drug
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The rapper boyfriend of Louella Fletcher Michie, who supplied her with an illegal party drug, will stay out of jail and won't face a retrial.
Ceon Broughton, who was in a relationship with Holby City star John Michie's daughter when she died, will remain a free man after having his manslaughter conviction quashed.
Prosecutors have now said they will not appeal the decision in a fresh blow for the devastated family, The Sun reports.
The CPS had been left stunned last month after the decision to clear Broughton, 31, of his manslaughter charge.
They said at the time that they were in contact with Louella's family and "considering the next steps".
Judges at the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction and said there should not be a retrial for manslaughter over Louella's death.
She died after taking drug 2-CP during Bestival in Dorset in 2017.
Karen Harrold, Head of the Appeal & Review Unit at the CPS, today told the publication: "After careful consideration of the Court of Appeal judgment in the Ceon Broughton case, the CPS is not taking the matter further.
"The Court of Appeal’s judgment concluded that there was not enough evidence to prove with certainty that the defendant’s failure to call for medical assistance resulted in the death of Ms Fletcher Michie.
"The police and prosecution built the strongest case they could, which included an expert medical witness who said it was significantly likely that with medical intervention Ms Fletcher-Michie would have survived."
She added that the appeal judgement made it clear that it must be proven with certainty that it was a lack of medical intervention that caused Louella's death and that sadly there was no further evidence available to provide the necessary certainty in the case.
Ms Harrold said the CPS had met with Louella's family to explain the decision in full and that their thoughts remained with them at this difficult time.
After his conviction was quashed, Broughton, from Enfield, said he "wishes he'd done more to save" her life.
He had been found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence for failing to help Louella as she overdosed on the illegal party drug.
Broughton was originally handed a seven-year prison sentence for manslaughter and an additional 18-months behind bars for supplying class A drugs to Louella.
He was also found to have filmed her as she pleaded for help shortly before her death in woodland close to the festival site.
After his conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeals, a statement issued by Birnberg Peirce Solicitors read: "The Court of Appeal has today found that Louella’s death occurred not as a result of criminal negligence but was instead a tragic accident.
"Ceon remains devastated by her death.
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