Boy, 15, died after taking ecstasy with pals to celebrate his birthday
The teenager's mum has spoken out after an inquest into his death
TRAGIC DEATH Boy, 15, died after taking ecstasy with pals to celebrate his birthday
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A BOY died after taking ecstasy with friends to celebrate his 15th birthday, an inquest heard.
Joshua Reeson, pictured above, paid for the drug which the three pals took late at night at one of their homes.
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He started shaking and sweating and was told to leave by his friend's parents.
He was later found by the adults who had gone out looking for him.
Joshua, who had fallen and hit his head, was taken to hospital where he died the same day.
He had multiple organ failure from the MDMA on September 27, 2020.
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Mum Michelle said: 'One spur-of-the-moment decision, one wrong choice, and everything changed.
"Drugs took Joshua away from us.'
A drug-related death conclusion was recorded at the inquest at Northallerton Coroner's Court, North Yorks.
Alexander Payne, 20, of Middlesbrough, was jailed for 4½ years for conspiracy to supply MDMA and cocaine in December.
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