A “very anti-drugs” teenager died after taking ketamine at a party. Cardiff University law student Megan Pollitt’s death came weeks after she had moved flat because she was concerned about people taking drugs in her accommodation, her inquest heard.
Miss Pollitt, 18, died at the University Hospital of Wales in November 2020 after she went into cardiac arrest in Talybont halls of residence. Her inquest was held on Tuesday at Pontypridd Coroner’s Court where assistant coroner Patricia Morgan recorded a conclusion of death by misadventure. Miss Pollitt, who had Type One diabetes, sustained a fatal brain injury after taking ketamine and drinking heavily, the inquest heard.
Mum Kelly Pollitt said Megan had “always got on well in school” in her hometown of Rugby, Warwickshire, enjoying sixth form and getting involved in “all sorts of clubs” as well as being a prefect. When the teenager moved to Talybont in September 2020 she “got on okay with most housemates” but there was “an issue with some taking drugs, mainly cocaine and ketamine”, said Mrs Pollitt.
