INVESTIGATION – Everything seems to indicate that the 'new ecstasy' of students is increasing among a section of Britain's youth. This substance, which is very popular in the party scene, is worrying the authorities.
Correspondent in London
On the surface, it was a birthday dinner like any other. A balloon hanging from a chair read “21 years old today,” and guests' glasses were ready to clink glasses to celebrate this symbolic transition into adulthood. However, on this spring day in 2023, one seat at the restaurant table remained empty. That of the young girl who should be celebrated. Jeni Larmour would have turned twenty-one that day if she hadn't been swept up in a drug that's common on British campuses: ketamine. Three years after his death, his mother Sandra wanted to organize this family anniversary. And the balloon decorated his grave, which was strewn with flowers left by friends.
Jeni Larmour is originally from Newtownhamilton, a modest village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. She was eighteen years old when she proudly entered Newcastle University on October 3, 2020. The one who wants to “change the world” decided to study architecture and urban planning there. This brilliant young girl will only be a student for a few hours. On the evening of her arrival in Newcastle, Jeni collapses in her room and dies as a result of drugs and alcohol. If she hadn't been turned away from a downtown bar because she didn't have ID and if she hadn't returned to her apartment alone, Sandra can't help but think that she might still be alive.
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