Isobel Jones-Reilly, 15, dies after taking Ecstasy at Brian Dodgeon's home
- Detectives think group may have found drugs at the unsupervised party
- Academic, 60, arrested and bailed on suspicion of possessing drugs
- Mother of girl who had party is under suspicion of child abandonment
Tragic: Isobel Clara Jones-Reilly in an image posted by a friend on Facebook
A teenage girl who died after taking drugs may have found them at the unsupervised party she was attending, detectives have said.
Isobel Clara Jones-Reilly, 15, was taken to hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning after a party at the home of 60-year-old Brian Dodgeon.
Friends today posted a tribute to the schoolgirl on YouTube. The three-minute video shows images of Miss Jones-Reilly smoking and drinking what appears to be cans of cider and glasses of wine.
The 15-year-old was at the Victorian terrace home as a guest of Mr Dodgeon's daughter Beatrice Hadjipateras, 14, with a group of friends.
It is believed Miss Jones-Reilly, Miss Hadjipateras and two boys found the drugs, including Class A Ecstasy and Class C Ketamine,
Hours into the party, Miss Jones-Reilly told friends she was feeling ill before having a cardiac arrest. The friends called 999 around 4am when Isobel stopped breathing.
Minutes later paramedics arrived and tried to revive her. She was taken to St Mary’s Hospital in nearby Paddington where she died later that morning.
Friends of the teenager gathered today to hold a vigil in her memory. The young people met on a green in Chiswick, west London, where Isobel went to school, leaving bouquets of flowers under an oak tree.
Mr Dodgeon's 14-year-old daughter and two 14-year-old boys were detained in hospital for observation also after taking drugs. They are thought to be stable and out of danger.
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Sad farewell: Friends of Miss Jones-Reilly pay their respects at the park in Chiswick earlier today
Shock: Friends of Miss Jones- Reilly who died on Saturday morning hold a vigil and lay flowers at a park in Chiswick, west London today
The youngsters spent the evening drinking alcohol after Mr Dodgeon and his partner Angela Hadjipateras went out for the night.
Neighbours reported the raucous party getting out of hand with groups of boys fighting.
Mr Dodgeon, a research fellow at the University of London's Institute of Education, was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs and child abandonment.
Police sources said Ms Hadjipateras was not arrested because she was needed to be with her daughter in hospital, but officers have apparently not ruled out also arresting her on suspicion of child abandonment.
Touching tribute: Dozens of Miss Jones-Reilly's friends gathered to say farewell
Always remembered: The tributes left by Miss Jones-Reilly's friends
Mr Dodgeon, whose research subjects have included health inequalities and alcohol consumption patterns, was bailed to a date in June.
A spokesman for the Institute of Education, Mr Dodgeon's employer, said: 'Like everyone else, the institute was deeply sorry to hear of the tragic events of Friday evening, and extends its sympathy to Miss Reilly's family and friends.
'We understand that a police inquiry has begun into those events. We have nothing further to add at the current time.'
The teen was found at the home, in Ladbroke Grove, west London, of Brian Dodgeon, a research fellow with the internationally renowned Centre for Longitudinal Studies, who was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs and child abandonment
Mr Dodgeon's employers will meet tomorrow to discuss the situation.
Neighbours described how they heard screams coming from the flat in the Ladbroke Grove area of West London at 4am on Saturday.
The street where he lives is home to Education Secretary Michael Gove. David Cameron owns a house two streets away.
Sources said that the party started to ‘get out of hand when’ Mr Dodgeon left his home.
‘When the owner of the house left everyone started to get really drunk and several fights broke out,’ a source said. ‘Then the drugs came out and it turned into a disaster.’
Neighbours saw a body being carried out of the house at about 7am on Saturday.
Bright future: Miss Jones-Reilly, pictured in these Facebook photographs, told friends she was feeling ill before suffering a cardiac arrest
Untimely death: Miss Jones-Reilly in a pose that appeared on Facebook (left) and in another tribute image posted by a friend
Retired electrician Michael Sutton, 67, said: ‘Police held up a big red sheet to hide the body and I could see when they got to the ambulance that they were doing chest compressions.
‘Two girls were helped out of the house by paramedics and walked to two other ambulances. Paramedics were going in and out and a forensic team also turned up. There were about four or five police cars there as well.’
Last night Isobel’s parents Lynne Jones and Patrick Reilly, who live in a £650,000 three-bedroom terrace house in the nearby suburb of Acton, spoke of their heartache at their loss.
In a statement they said: ‘Isobel’s family and friends are devastated and heartbroken by her untimely death. We hope that if anything positive comes from this dreadful event, it is that others will make the right decisions to be safe and well in the future.’
Yesterday Mr Dodgeon’s garden was still littered with empty beer and cider cans and a vodka bottle.
Neighbour Lisa Hodgson, 26, a retail worker, said: ‘I could hear a group of young people at the party. I went to bed at 11.30pm and I could hear the party going on then.
‘One of the neighbours told me she heard loud screams at 4am. When I got up at 7.30am there were police outside and when I got back from work they were still outside. The police told us there had been a serious incident.’
Another neighbour, known only as Daniella, 25, said a woman stopped her as she left the house on Good Friday and warned her that there would be a party that night.
The woman is understood to be Beatrice’s mother Angela Hadjipateras.
Miss Hadjipateras and Mr Dodgeon ran a charity called Stepping Stones which helps to tackle prejudices surrounding HIV sufferers.
Daniella said: ‘The party kicked off at about 9pm. There were about nine people in the garden but more in the house. The doors were open and people were going in and out and jumping on a bouncy castle.
'Two boys got into an argument and had to be separated and this happened again with some others later on.
‘Because there was so much noise I left and went out. I got a phone call later that night and my friend said there were police outside.’
Isobel’s death comes after a recent Ofsted survey found a worrying rise in the number of middle-class children living in affluent suburbs who take drugs.
The popular teenager was a pupil at Chiswick Community School, which has a good track record in getting its sixth-formers into leading universities. Headmaster Tony Ryan said: ‘Isobel was an extremely popular girl at our school and counted many of her fellow pupils as friends.
‘Her tragically early death is devastating news to everyone associated with the school and all our thoughts are with her family at this time.
‘As pupils and staff return to school this week following the Easter holidays, we must now focus on assisting all those affected to come to terms with this terrible course of events.’
Affluent: Barlby Road in west London where Isobel Jones-Reilly had a drugs overdose
Numerous friends visited her family home yesterday with flowers and cards of condolence. Others posted messages on a Facebook tribute page which has been set up by her friends.
Violet Vincent wrote: ‘Words do not come close to describe any emotion anyone is feeling.’
She called Isobel a ‘remarkable, gorgeous, clever, respected and truly amazing treasure’ who ‘will never ever, ever be forgotten’.
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