Katy French

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Katy French
Born(1983-10-31)31 October 1983
Basel, Switzerland
Died6 December 2007(2007-12-06) (aged 24)
Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Cause of deathCerebral hypoxia caused by acute toxicity

Katy Ellen French (31 October 1983 – 6 December 2007) was an Irish socialite, model, writer, television personality and charity worker. According to the BBC, "in the space of less than two years, she had become one of Ireland's best-known models and socialites."[1] She collapsed at a friend's house on 2 December 2007 and died on 6 December.[2] Her cause of death was given as hypoxic ischemic brain injury caused by cocaine and ephedrine.[3]

Early life

French was born in Basel, Switzerland, to parents Janet (from Britain) and John French (from Australia). She moved with her family to Ireland aged two, briefly living in the Sandyford area before settling in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, and later to Stillorgan, County Dublin. French attended Alexandra College in Milltown, Dublin, from the age seven. While still in school she worked part-time as a hostess at the Dublin branch of the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain.

Career

Katy French studied psychology and marketing before working for the Assets Modelling Agency and later writing articles for several Dublin magazines and newspapers.

Calcutta, India.[6] She wrote a column for Social & Personal magazine.[7]

In an interview with

Koran, you realise that Islam is a beautiful religion".[9] In the same interview she was asked if she had ever used cocaine and denied ever having done so. In November 2007, French told an Irish tabloid that she had used cocaine,[10] but had stopped.[11] A week before she died, she celebrated her 24th birthday with celebrity and media friends.[2]

Death

French died on the evening of 6 December 2007 in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, in County Meath,[12][13] having collapsed at a house in Kilmessan, County Meath, in the early hours of Sunday 2 December. There was widespread speculation in the media that her death was the result of a drug overdose.[14] A post mortem found she had suffered brain damage, and that traces of cocaine were found in her body.[3][15] A senior Garda stated "We strongly suspect that drugs contributed to her death. This was a previously healthy person being brought to hospital in a collapsed state."[16] In 2010 two people were charged with supplying cocaine to Katy French and in failing to get medical assistance in a timely fashion.[17] She was buried in her hometown of Enniskerry, County Wicklow, on 10 December. The Taoiseach's aide de camp, Captain Michael Tracey, attended her funeral.[2]

On 13 November 2012, two friends of French, Kieron Ducie and Ann Corcoran, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply on the weekend of French's death. Trim Circuit Court was told that a second charge against the pair was not being pursued, that they had intentionally or recklessly engaged in behaviour relating to the supply of cocaine to French and failed to get medical assistance in a timely fashion. In July 2013 the pair were sentenced to a 2+1⁄2-year suspended sentence and three-year good behaviour bond, and a two-year suspended sentence and two-year good behaviour bond respectively. At the verdict French's cause of death was given as hypoxic ischemic brain injury caused by cocaine and ephedrine.[3]

References

  1. ^ Post-mortem is due on Irish model – BBC News. 7 December 2007
  2. ^ a b c Logue, Patrick (20 February 2008). "Three arrested in Katy French investigation". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  3. ^
    The Irish Independent. Archived from the original
    on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Model Katy French dies 5 days after collapsing at party". Belfast Telegraph. 6 December 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  5. ^ "What Marcus Sweeney and Katy French did next ..." Sunday Independent. 25 February 2007.
  6. ^ Tributes paid to Katy French – RTÉ News – 7 December 2007
  7. ^ Mambuck, Maeva (21 December 2007). "Model Katy French Remains Controversial After Death". ABC News. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  8. Hot Press
    . 26 October 2007.
  9. ^ "Blessing of troubled teenage years" – Irish Independent Weekend Review – Sat. 8 Dec 2007, p. 5
  10. ^ "Andrea fills in the gaps over Katy's final hours". Irish Independent. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  11. ^ Brady, Tom (11 February 2008). "Three face arrest in tragic Katy death probe". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  12. ^ "Model Katy French dies in hospital". RTÉ. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  13. ^ "Top Irish model dies in hospital". BBC. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  14. ^ Kelly, John (27 February 2008). "Irish Drug Cops Join Katy French Inquiry". Sky News. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  15. ^ "Three arrests in French investigation". RTÉ. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  16. London Evening Standard. 7 December 2007. Archived from the original
    on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Two in court in Katy French inquiry". RTÉ. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.

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