Woman orders diet pills online, dies after overdose

Soon after taking four times the dose prescibed, Parry started feeling unwell and decided to drive to the hospital. Even at that point, she had no idea, that the pills she just had would ultimately kill her. Her condition started to deteriorate fast and the staff at the hospital tried to revive her but in vain.

“As Eloise deteriorated, the staff in A&E did all they could to stabilise her. As the drug kicked in and started to make her metabolism soar, they attempted to cool her down, but they were fighting an uphill battle. She was literally burning up from within. When she stopped breathing, they put her on a ventilator and carried on fighting to save her. When her hearted stopped they couldn’t revive her. She had crashed. She had taken so much DNP that the consequences were inevitable. They never stood a chance of saving her. She burned and crashed,” said her mother Fiona Parry in a statement.

“She never intended to take her own life. She just never really understood how dangerous the tablets that she took were. Most of us don’t believe that a slimming tablet could possibly kill us,” added her mother.

West Mercia Police are now conducting a complete investigation into the matter.

“We are undoubtedly concerned over the origin and sale of these pills and are working with partner agencies to establish where they were bought from and how they were advertised,” said Chief Inspector Jennifer Mattinson.

“The coroner’s report will establish the exact cause of Eloise’s death but we urge the public to be incredibly careful when purchasing medicine or supplements over the internet. Substances from unregistered websites could put your health at risk as they could be extremely harmful, out-of-date or fake,” added the officer.