Woking man jailed for selling prescription drugs which led to another man's death
A man from Woking's been jailed for six months after supplying medication which resulted in the death of a man from Weybridge.
56 year old Phillip Parker was charged with supplying drugs including Morphine and a medication used to treat anxiety and epilepsy following the death of 30 year old Daniel Webber-Robinson in July 2022.
Mr Webber-Robinson was found slumped outside a house in Seven Hills Road by a member of the public and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Medication, with Parker’s name clearly visible on the prescription label, was found near his body and in a bag which was next to him.
Parker was arrested on 19 July 2022 and a search of his house uncovered a vast quantity of unused prescription medication, including numerous bottles of unopened morphine and packets of pregabalin.
Parker’s GP confirmed that the medication had been lawfully prescribed to him.
During his interview, Parker said he had met Mr Webber-Robinson in New Haw on 9 July 2022 to buy cocaine from him, but when Mr Webber-Robinson got into his car, he stole a bag of prescription medication from the centre console.
However, downloads of the phones belonging to Parker and Mr Webber-Robinson showed that they had agreed to meet, and Mr Webber-Robinson had been telling other friends that he was buying morphine from a man that he was due to meet.
Text messages also showed that the pair had been making plans to meet that weekend.
Detective Constable Izzie Staines, who investigated the case, said:
“Parker was selling on medication which had been lawfully prescribed to him for his own gain. Unfortunately, this came at the cost of another man’s life. Supplying any kind of medication to someone to whom it has not been prescribed is dangerous and irresponsible.
“Although today’s result may bring some closure for Mr Webber-Robinson’s family, nothing will ever replace the man they have lost and our condolences continue to remain with them at this very difficult time.”