The mother of a 23-year-old who died of a suspected drug overdose at Defqon. 1 music festival has said she ‘doesn’t care what politicians want’ in the wake of her son’s death.
Joseph Pham is one of three people who collapsed from a heart attack at the same time at the hardcore dance festival in Sydney’s west on Saturday.
The 23-year-old, and a Victorian woman, 21, later died from suspected drug overdoses.
Thi Pham’s son, Joseph Pham (pictured), is one of three people who collapsed from a heart attack at the same time at Defqon. 1 in Sydney’s west on Saturday
Thi Pham and her son John initially declined to comment about Joseph’s death.
His brother told The Daily Telegraph: ‘It’s all too soon, we don’t want to comment, we’re still trying to come to terms with what’s happened to Joseph, we’re raw, it’s too sensitive for us.’
Ms Pham said: ‘I’m so sad … I feel sick, Joseph has just gone, we need time to mourn.’
However, she did comment on the debate surrounding her son’s death.
She said: ‘I don’t really care for what politicians want right now.’
Following the deaths of Mr Pham and the woman, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she would no longer allow the hardstyle festival to be held in Sydney.
While Tony Bartone, Australian Medical Association president, said law enforcement could not be the only approach to stopping overdoses and instead pill-testing could be an opportunity to limit drug-related deaths.
Tony Bartone, Australian Medical Association president, said law enforcement could not be the only approach to stopping overdoses and instead pill-testing could be an opportunity to limit drug-related deaths (Daily Mail Australia does not suggest those pictured were found with drugs)
Following the deaths of Mr Pham and the woman, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian (pictured) said she would no longer allow the hardstyle festival to be held in Sydney
He told the Sydney Morning Herald: It’s an opportunity to try and inform … about the dangerous consequences and try to get an opportunity to give them education and access to rehabilitation in terms of trying to reduce their drug dependency.’
At this year’s Defqon. 1 festival, 69 people were allegedly found to be in possession of drugs, and 10 were charged with drug supply offences.
Two teenage girls, 17, were charged with supplying after they were allegedly caught carrying 120 capsules internally.
Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.