Eloise Parry death: Bernard Rebelo convicted of manslaughter
Image copyright Parry familyA man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a bulimic student who bought a toxic slimming aid online.
Eloise Parry, 21, from Shrewsbury, died in April 2015 after taking eight diet pills containing dinitrophenol (DNP).
Bernard Rebelo, 30, of Gosport, was convicted of two counts of manslaughter at Inner London Crown Court.
Ms Parry was struggling with an eating disorder before she died and needed hospital treatment several times for the side effects of the tablets.
Rebelo, who denied manslaughter, admitted during the trial he sold the pills to Miss Parry, but said there was a warning about the drug on his website.
DNP is a highly toxic substance when ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin.
It causes weight loss by burning fat and carbohydrates, and causes energy to be converted into heat.
