AN ACTOR whose daughter was killed by her boyfriend at a Dorset festival says he is serving a "life sentence" of grief.

Ceon Broughton, 30, was yesterday conviction of the manslaughter of Louella Fletcher-Michie at Bestival in 2017. The defendant provided the 24-year-old with so-called 'party drug' 2-CP on September 10 2017. She died an hour before her 25th birthday in woodland just a short distance from a medical tent.

Broughton is due to be sentenced today at Winchester Crown Court.

Miss Fletcher-Michie's father, Holby City actor John Michie, yesterday said: "Regardless of the outcome of this harrowing trial, there were never going to be any winners.

"We began our life sentence on what would have been Louella's 25th birthday.

"Ceon's life sentence is knowing he didn't help Louella to live."

Towards the end of the trial, Mr Michie confronted the defendant in a court waiting area and called him evil.

Miss Fletcher-Michie's sister Daisy also told him: "All we wanted from you was an apology."

Broughton was seen to lose his temper and damaged a table and a water cooler.

As the jury returned their verdicts yesterday, Mr Michie turned to Broughton's dad Dave and said: "You have my sympathy."

The defendant had denied manslaughter by gross negligence and supplying the drug which killed Miss Fletcher-Michie. He was convicted of both counts.