The daughter of Holby City star John Michie was filmed while she died for hours by her boyfriend, after he had given her Class A drugs, a court has heard.

Louella Fletcher-Michie, 25, was found dead in woods on the site of Bestival in Dorset in 2017.

Former Coronation Street star Michie, 62, and his wife Carol Fletcher made a desperate 130-mile dash to musical festival Bestival as their daughter Louella was dying after taking a party drug.

A court today heard Louella's boyfriend, Ceon Broughton, gave her a 'bumped up' dose of a class A substance and 'failed to act' for six hours despite her needing urgent medical care.

The jury was told that instead of seeking help, Broughton, 29, stayed in a secluded wooded area with Louella as her condition severely worsened and made a series of video recordings of her on his mobile phone.

Broughton is accused of filming Louella after she died - an hour before her 25th birthday.

William Mousley QC, prosecuting, told Winchester Crown Court that Broughton gave a Class A drug to his girlfriend while they were attending the event in the ground of Lulworth Castle.

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Jurors were today shown 15 minutes of the footage, in a series of clips.

At one point he had recorded non-stop for 51 minutes of the evening.

The jury heard the hospital area of Bestival in Lulworth Castle, Dorset, was a mere 400 metres from the wooded spot just outside the main grounds where Louella died.

Prosecutor William Mousley QC said Broughton had been given a suspended sentence a month before the incident on September 10, 2017, and didn't seek help as he 'didn't want to be arrested'

Mr Mousley QC said 'shockingly' Broughton 'put his own liberty before her life' and said his 'failure to get her treatment was borne out of selfishness and self-preservation'.

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He also said medical experts believe Louella would have had a 90 per cent chance of survival if she was given treatment.

Jurors were shown videos of dancer Louella visibly distressed from the effects of the drug.

He is also accused of ignoring messages from worried Mr Michie and Louella's brother urging him to get help after he had spoken to Mrs Fletcher-Miche on the phone and she realised her daughter was unwell.

Her mother had heard Louella 'screeching' in the background and said 'she sounds crazy' following the call with Broughton, who later described Louella as a 'drama queen' in a text.

Broughton denies manslaughter and supplying Louella with a class A drug.

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Mr Mousley QC, opening the trial at Winchester Crown Court, Hants, today, said: "Less than an hour before her 25th birthday she died having taken a large dose, later described as an overdose by the defendant which he gave her.

"Broughton was 28 at the time and he did not intend to cause the harm that he did and she willingly took it but it had a terrible effect on her. This led her to go through a terrible period of suffering in the woods by the festival, all while Broughton observed.

"He had a responsibility to get her treatment which any reasonable and prudent person would have done.

"While he did communicate that he did have concerns through his phone he failed to take personal responsibility for a period of six hours.

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"Any reasonable person would have realised her life was in danger, had she been treated there is good reason to believe she would have recovered.

"His failure to get her treatment, which alone would have saved her life, was borne out of selfishness and self-preservation.

"He knew it would expose him to an arrest and criminal prosecution and that was at a time when he was subject of a suspended sentence, imposed just a month before.

"The choice to put his own liberty before the life of a friend is a shocking indictment."

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The court heard the couple's relationship broke down at the start of 2017 but they remained friends and Broughton supplied her and a friend with drugs at Glastonbury festival in 2017.

In August 2017 Broughton was given a 24-week prison sentence suspended for a year. The jury was not told what offence he had committed.

Mr Mousley QC said: "Broughton knew that committing another offence would land him with 24 weeks, or possibly more, in jail."

Describing the evening's events, he told jurors: "He filmed her when she was disturbed and seriously ill over a period of hours and even did so after she was dead.

"It was only after her death that he finally left to speak to someone. They were 400 metres from the hospital on the site. Throughout this period Louella does not appear to use her mobile and that's because of the shocking state she was in."

Jurors were shown clips of the many recordings Broughton made using his mobile phone in the woods, showing Louella heavily affected by the drug.

She could be seen shouting loudly, repeating incoherent sentences and even hitting herself.

Clips filmed at the start of the trip showed her repeatedly saying 'this is the best trip I've ever fucking had' as well as 'call my mum this ain't a joke'.

The prosecutor said that Broughton's "failure to act was a substantial cause of her death".

He said: "Had she been treated there is good reason to believe she would have recovered."

He added that the defendant's actions were "born of selfishness and self-preservation" due to the fact he was the subject of a suspended sentence imposed just one month earlier.

Louella was found dead just before 1am on September 11, 2017.

Ceon Broughton, 29, of Enfield, London, denies manslaughter and supplying Class A drugs.

In a statement released through Mr Michie's agent shortly after his daughter's death, the family said: "Our hearts are broken by this horrific tragedy.

"Louella inspired all who knew her with her joy of life. The family would like to thank everyone for their heartfelt tributes and messages."

Ex-Coronation Street and Taggart actor Mr Michie, 61, and his wife Carol - a former Hot Gossip dancer - have two other children, Daisy and Sam.

The trial continues.