Mom says overdose death of 12-year-old daughter shows how lethal drug supply is

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Allayah Yoli Thomas, a Grade 6 student at Gordon Head Middle School, died April 15, two months after she turned 12.

The B.C. Coroners Service says it is investigating the death to determine what happened, including cause of death.

Had she told him they had consumed drugs, he likely could have saved her, said Londono. “But kids are scared to tell their parents they’ve done drugs.”Article content Londono had left the home of her mother and stepfather — where she lived with Allayah and her other children, age 11, and two — in November at the request of the Ministry of Children and Family Development, after Londono attempted suicide because of a break-up and ended up in hospital.

Giving her daughter ­phone numbers for outreach workers and ­counsellors was ineffective, said Londono. “Allie didn’t want to go talk to someone once a week,” she said. “She needed at the time to be in a long-term rehab facility. That’s what she needed. They wouldn’t give it to me. They wouldn’t help. My daughter died because she didn’t get the help she needed.”Article content

Londono said she wants to tell youth: “Don’t be afraid to tell your parents” or find someone responsible to talk to. Harold W. Caldwell, associate superintendent of the Greater Victoria School District, said it’s rare to have a 12-year-old die from a drug overdose.

 

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I blame the mother. She had daughter and didn’t even raise her. Shame shame

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