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Félicité Tomlinson's Death Ruled Accidental Overdose

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 11 September 2019.

On March 13, 2019, 18-year-old Félicité Tomlinson, an aspiring fashion designer and social media influencer, was pronounced dead at her west London flat.

Initially, it was reported that Félicité had died of a heart attack, but a local coroner has since revealed that she actually died from an accidental drug overdose.

According to the BBC, the coroner described the combination of drugs in Félicité's system as "the perfect storm".

Félicité had a history of "recreational drug use over the years," which increased after her mother's death in 2016. She had reportedly relapsed in 2019, despite completing a stint at an Egyptian rehab facility in Autumn 2018.

Her brother, Louis Tomlinson, posted about her death on Twitter a month after it happened, thanking everyone for their support, but has since remained silent on the matter.

As reported earlier, Louis and Félicité lost their mother, Johannah Deakin, to leukemia in 2016. Louis released a song called Two of Us in memory of his mother.

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