A twisted mum has been found guilty of joining her schoolboy son and his friend in a drugs binge before the 15-year-old died from an overdose. Mum-of-five Holly Strawbridge, 35, wept as she was taken away in handcuffs - and is now facing jail over the death of teen Tyler. She shared powerful painkillers with the two boys in the kitchen of her family home, a jury decided, reports Devon Live. She poured liquid morphine into their beer and gave them strips of Gabapentin in Salcombe, Devon, in February. Strawbridge gave the two 15-year-olds spirits and they sniffed aerosols together, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Tyler, who had a history of drink and drug abuse, died in his sleep. His cause of death was recorded as an overdose of Oramorph and Gabapentin, but he also had Valium and codeine in his system – all of which had been prescribed to Strawbridge. Strawbridge’s husband Gavin and her four younger children were asleep upstairs as the tragedy unfolded. . She had also pleaded not guilty to two counts of cruelty relating to sharing the drugs and alcohol with the teenagers. But a jury of eight women and four men found her guilty of all counts by unanimous verdicts after near seven hours deliberation. Judge Paul Darlow adjourned sentencing until January 17 but remanded her into custody until a bail application later today. He has also ordered a pre-sentence report but warned custody was inevitable. The trial, which spread over nine days, was held up after the defendant’s own mother died unexpectedly. Strawbridge, who has worked in a charity shop, claimed that she put her son to bed unaware he had taken her powerful medication. She denied giving either of the boys anything other than beer as Friday night turned to Saturday morning. Strawbridge also claimed that Tyler’s friends were making up stories about her supplying them with drugs over the previous two years. She claimed that Tyler’s father had offered them money to tell lies about her. The court heard that Tyler had started smoking at the age of nine, using cannabis aged 12 before moving on to hard drugs when he was 13 or 14. He had mostly grown up with his father and stepmother, but had been allowed to live with his mother for the last four months of his life – despite concerns of his mental health worker and social workers.
Twisted mum's tears after feeding teen son so many drugs he died in sleep
A twisted mum has been found guilty of joining her schoolboy son and his friend in a drugs binge before the 15-year-old died from an overdose. Mum-of-five Holly Strawbridge, 35, wept as she was taken away in handcuffs - and is now facing jail over the death of teen Tyler. She shared powerful painkillers with the two boys in the kitchen of her family home, a jury decided, reports Devon Live. She poured liquid morphine into their beer and gave them strips of Gabapentin in Salcombe, Devon, in February. Strawbridge gave the two 15-year-olds spirits and they sniffed aerosols together, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Tyler, who had a history of drink and drug abuse, died in his sleep. His cause of death was recorded as an overdose of Oramorph and Gabapentin, but he also had Valium and codeine in his system – all of which had been prescribed to Strawbridge. Strawbridge’s husband Gavin and her four younger children were asleep upstairs as the tragedy unfolded. . She had also pleaded not guilty to two counts of cruelty relating to sharing the drugs and alcohol with the teenagers. But a jury of eight women and four men found her guilty of all counts by unanimous verdicts after near seven hours deliberation. Judge Paul Darlow adjourned sentencing until January 17 but remanded her into custody until a bail application later today. He has also ordered a pre-sentence report but warned custody was inevitable. The trial, which spread over nine days, was held up after the defendant’s own mother died unexpectedly. Strawbridge, who has worked in a charity shop, claimed that she put her son to bed unaware he had taken her powerful medication. She denied giving either of the boys anything other than beer as Friday night turned to Saturday morning. Strawbridge also claimed that Tyler’s friends were making up stories about her supplying them with drugs over the previous two years. She claimed that Tyler’s father had offered them money to tell lies about her. The court heard that Tyler had started smoking at the age of nine, using cannabis aged 12 before moving on to hard drugs when he was 13 or 14. He had mostly grown up with his father and stepmother, but had been allowed to live with his mother for the last four months of his life – despite concerns of his mental health worker and social workers.
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