Monday, May 9, 2011

Emily Longley, 17, - Speculation that she Died of Alcohol or Drug Overdose - 10th May 2011

When their teenage daughter got in with the ‘wrong crowd’ after they emigrated to New Zealand, Emily Longley’s middle-class parents sent her back to Britain to begin a new life with her grandparents.

But just seven months on, the 17-year-old aspiring model has been found dead in bed amid suggestions she overdosed on drugs or alcohol.

Her body was discovered at the detached home of her on-off boyfriend Elliot Turner, 19.

He and a 17-year-old boy have been arrested and bailed. It is understood they spent time with Miss Longley the previous day.

Mr Turner was seen by neighbours sitting in an ambulance with his head in his hands after the death.

Three days earlier Miss Longley had written on Facebook of a stalker who phoned her repeatedly and said he ‘knew everything about her’. The following day she said she was ‘down and out’.

But police sources yesterday played down the role of the tormentor and suggested she may have taken drugs.

A Dorset Police spokesman said the death remains ‘unexplained’ pending toxicology reports. Read More