Grieving mum calls for more education on drugs

Sep 29, 2021

Good afternoon,

"He was a young boy experimenting in life and did the wrong thing."

That's the plea from Sherrilea Jackson after her son, Khalil Patel, 17, died following an adverse reaction to taking LSD.

Her emotional words followed the teenager's inquest, the grieving mother calling for more education when it comes to drugs.

We certainly have a lot of admiration for her and hope her words are listened to.

In other news today, we've got all the fall-out from PNE's draw with Stoke City last night and are keeping you updated on the fuel situation across the area.

Thanks for reading,

Adam


	Grieving mum calls for more education on drugs after inquest into teenage son's death

	A grieving mother has called for more education on drugs following the death of her teenage son.

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