Teen appears in court charged with supplying ecstasy to 16-year-old Sky Nicol who died after taking the drugs

Shortly after swallowing the illegal drug Sky Nicol began ‘acting strangely’, making strange noises and becoming aggressive, a court heard.

She died later the same day at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.

A 17-year-old girl, who can not be named for legal reasons, denies supplying the class A drug to the youngster from Darwen on the afternoon of March 23 last year.

But two teenage witnesses report seeing her hand over two bags of white powder to the teenager in an e-cig shop in Blackburn town centre.

Preston Crown Court heard the two girls and two boys took a taxi into Blackburn to visit the shop at around 3.30pm.

Shortly after they arrived, Sky began pleading with the defendant to give her ecstasy.

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The court heard the defendant refused at first, as Sky already owed her £105 for drugs she had supplied previously.

But as Sky continued to plead, the prosecution said the defendant pulled out eight bags of white powder and handed two to the teenager.

The court heard 16-year-old Sky then emptied some of the powder into a piece of paper, before swallowing it, washing down with her drink, before tipping her head back and emptying the rest of the bag down her throat.

Peter Barr, prosecuting, said: “Sky then started to act strangely. She started making strange noises and clicking her jaw. She became aggressive.

“At one stage she chased one of the boys with a plastic bottle and struck him over the head.

“It is our case that the defendant gave two bags to Sky. She was only able to take one.

“A 14-year-old boy took the other bag and hid it in his sock because he was concerned for Sky’s welfare. He did it to prevent her from taking any more drugs."

The court was told another man, who was in the e-cig shop with them, said he thought Sky 'did not look right' and told the teenager to take her home, giving the girls £1 to catch a bus.

But just before 6pm the defendant made a phone call to a female friend because she was worried about Sky.

The third teenager could hear Sky making strange noises in the background and set off to join the girls at the house in Blackburn.

On the way, the court heard the friend received text messages from the defendant, saying: “Be quick. I don’t know what to do.”

And a further message saying: “She’s got worse. She’s sicking up blood.”

When the friend arrived at the house, Mr Barr said she went to the defendant’s bedroom to find Sky lying on the bed, sweating and pale. Her lips had turned blue and she was not answering when the girl said her name.

Mr Barr said: “Despite the best efforts of the emergency services and the best efforts of the hospital staff, Sky Nicol died that day as a result of an ecstasy overdose.”

The defendant was arrested in the early hours of the following morning, the court heard.

As officers led her away, she began crying, and said: “I don’t want to go into a cell. I’m scared. I don’t want to go in a cell. It’s not my fault, what’s happened to Sky.

“Am I going to get sent down? I’ve not got any drugs.”

The defendant told her mum she was going to tell the truth but in an interview on March 24, she gave no comment.

In a second interview on May 24, she gave a prepared statement, which read: “I did not supply drugs to Sky Nicol, as per the witness statements disclosed by(the two boys).

“Sky had in her possession at the shop, her own ecstasy from earlier in the day, which she took in the shop.”

The youngster denies supplying class A drugs to Sky.

Mr Barr told the jury: “When you come to consider the evidence, please do so in a detached and emotionless way.

“The events of March 23 are very sad and tragically a 16-year-old girl has died.

“Please set aside any sympathy for Sky Nicol and her family and please do not be swayed by any particular feelings on one side or the other.”