Coroner calls for a ban on weight-loss tablets that killed student, 20
"She was a beautiful, bright and brilliant daughter." The words of heartbroken father Nazir Shahid following the tragic death of Imama Shahid.
Imama, aged 20, from Halesowen, died after taking unlicensed weight-loss tablets, an inquest heard. There is now a move to lobby the Government for a ban on a dangerous drug called dinitrophenol.
Senior Coroner for the Black Country, Zafar Siddique, said he would now 'use his powers' to write to The Home Office.
Imama had recently taken her college exams and passed with 'excellent grades', along with being accepted to Leicester University to study a Medical Science degree.
The court heard how Imama was taken to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley after a rise in her temperature caused her to feel unwell.
She had been on medication for kidney problems since the age of six and had also been diagnosed with lupus in 2007.
Mr Shahid, aged 46, who is a self-employed cab driver, spoke of how Imama was worried about her weight from the side effects of her medication.
Following her admission to hospital on June 18 she suffered a cardiac arrest and could not be resuscitated.
In a medical report it revealed that Imama had taken six dinitrophenol tablets over 48 hours.
The cause of death given was dinitrophenol fatality. Mr Siddique gave a conclusion of accidental death due to taking the drug.
He said: "This is an unlicensed slimming aid that is incredibly dangerous." He added he would try to stop the substance from being sold.
