 The dad of a teenager who died after taking ecstasy at a festival has warned the next ticket leading to death of young person 'has already been sold'. David Celino, 16, died at Leeds Festival in August last year after taking the pill, a hearing at Wakefield Coroner's Court heard on Tuesday. His dad, Gianpiero Celino, claimed teenagers are left as prey to drug dealers who see them like 'the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. He told the inquest: 'The ticket that could signal the death of another young person has already been sold. 'It's out there somewhere. It's just not been cashed.' The pharmacist, from Salford, Greater Manchester, said he believed the organisers did not do enough to stop drug dealing which, he said, took place openly. Mr Celino said: 'We think there's a problem with the availability and provision of drugs at the site. 'We believe that, as it's currently run, the festival can't be safe for 16 or 17-year-olds who attend unaccompanied.' David suffered cardiac arrest at the medical tent on site (Picture: PA) He said the organisers talk about the measures they put in place to combat drug dealing and keep people safe 'but it doesn't work and David's death is evidence of that', Mr Celino said. He described their reassurances as 'theatre rather than facts'. Mr Celino told the inquest how he and his wife had stayed in a hotel near the festival site because he was concerned David had not been at an event like it before. He also said he paid hundreds of pounds for David and five of his friends to stay at the Camping Plus section of the site, which offered enhanced security. But David suffered cardiac arrest in the medical centre at the festival before being taken to St James's Hospital in Leeds. Me Celino told the coroner he believed there needed to be greater search and surveillance activity at the site, as drug){kind=link}
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The dad of a teenager who died after taking ecstasy at a festival has warned the next ticket leading to death of young person ‘has already been sold’.
David Celino, 16, died at Leeds Festival in August last year after taking the pill, a hearing at Wakefield Coroner’s Court heard on Tuesday.
His dad, Gianpiero Celino, claimed teenagers are left as prey to drug dealers who see them like ‘the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’.
He told the inquest: ‘The ticket that could signal the death of another young person has already been sold.