Talented teenage boxer died after taking cocktail of drugs including ketamine after work night out
Calum Naylor, 18, had been on a drink and drugs binge with workmates when he was turned away from a lap-dancing bar - because he was under 21.
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Calum Naylor died aged 18 on December 7, 2024 from multiple drug toxicity.
"Callum Naylor died aged 18 on December 7, 2024, after taking a cocktail of hard drugs"
Calum Naylor drank vodka and snorted ketamine at a house party in Notting Hill at around 2am on December 7, 2024.
"They got to the £915,000 mews house in Ruston Mews in Notting Hill at around 2am on December 7. The court heard that attendees at the party saw Mr Naylor was clearly intoxicated, but drank some vodka and snorted some ketamine before going for a lie down on a bed where other guests were sleeping."
Professor Fiona Wilcox issued a stark warning about the dangers of ketamine, saying young people seem to be taking such drugs 'with abandon'.
"Mr Naylor's death prompted senior coroner, Professor Fiona Wilcox, to issue a stark warning about the dangers of ketamine, currently a Class B drug said to be used by around 270,000 people in England and Wales. She said: 'Our young people seem to be taking these drugs with abandon."
The London Ambulance Service was called to the Notting Hill house party at about 6.40am on December 7, 2024.
"At about 6.40am the London Ambulance Service were called and, on the advice of the call handler, Mr Page and Mr Parkes started performing CPR."
Paramedic Mark Faulkner told the inquest that even had an ambulance been called at 6am, it would still have been too late to save Calum Naylor.
"Cardiac expert and paramedic Mark Faulkner told the court that even if the ambulance had been called at around 6am – when, he said, the evidence suggested Mr Naylor went into cardiac arrest – it would still have been too late to save him."
Senior coroner Professor Fiona Wilcox ruled that Calum Naylor's death was a case of drug-related misadventure.
"Senior coroner for Inner West London, Prof Wilcox, ruled that Calum's death was a case of drug-related misadventure, with the cause of death given as multiple drug toxicity."
Toxicology tests found Calum Naylor had ingested a combination of Xanax, ecstasy, cocaine and ketamine.
"Toxicology tests found the teen had ingested a combination of Xanax, ecstasy, cocaine and ketamine."
Paramedic Mark Faulkner said there is no antidote to the combination of ketamine and cocaine.
"Mr Faulkner said that Mr Naylor's death was indicative of the dangers of mixing ketamine and cocaine. 'There is no antidote,' he told the inquest."