Mr Gaskell boasted on Twitter the ease with which they could acquire powerful prescription medicines from chemists in India
This is the Indian doctor who prescribed huge quantities of high-strength sleeping pills to a British graduate days before he was found dead with his wife from an apparent drugs overdose.
Mr Gaskell, 27, and his young wife Alexandra were found in a hotel on Tuesday surrounded by the sordid detritus of an apparent binge on Diazepam, cough syrup and anti-depressants.It is believed the couple were victims of so-called drug tourism after Mr Gaskell boasted online about the ease with which they could acquire powerful medicines from doctors.
India is seen as a honey-pot for so-called drugs tourists because of the easy availability of prescription and over-the-counter medicine.However, Dr Anand has defended his decision to offer a repeat prescription to Mr Gaskell, saying he acted ‘reasonably’.’He was very well informed about the medicine and I felt he knew what he was doing.’
The final scene of the couple
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