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Ketamine Tragedy: Josh's Fall & Gabe's Law

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Josh Perry, a promising rugby star, tragically fell to his death from a Liverpool car park, likely due to ketamine use. Despite initial suspicions, the coroner ruled it not suicide, blaming weak railings. Joshs mom, Natasha, is advocating for stricter regulations to prevent similar tragedies, as another teen, Gabe Santer, died in a similar incident in 2020.

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Ketamine Tragedy: Josh's Fall & Gabe's Law

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Ketamine Tragedy: Josh's Fall & Gabe's Law. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 3rd, 821-year-old Rudby star named Josh Perry fell to his death from the 19th floor of a Liverpool car park last March. He'd been a promising player for the warrant in Wolves, winning awards and lighting up the field, but got hooked on ketamine at 17, turning his, life upside down. He'd just finished an eight-week rehab program and seemed on the mend, but signs pointed to a relapse in the days before. Psychology confirmed ketamine in his system, and CCTV showed him unsteady before the fall-around 6.20pm on March 24th. His mom, Natasha, is heartbroken, calling her caring son a victim of an evil drug epidemic that's too easy for kids to get. She misses him every day and insists he'd never take his own life. He had future plans and no history of those thoughts. The corner ruled it wasn't suicide, blaming ketamine's effect on his mind and highlighted weak railings that met legal standards, but still let him. Climb over.

She's issuing a warning report to prevent more tragedies. Meanwhile, another Liverpool teen, 15-year-old Gabe Santer, died the same way back in 2020, sparking his dad's push for Gabe's law to. Raised barrier heights nationwide, it's already in Parliament, aiming to save lives like

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