Police appeal for witnesses after 'heroin death' probe re-opened

POLICE in England yesterday launched an appeal for witnesses as part of a fresh investigation into the death of 21-year-old heroin addict Rachel Whitear.

Ms Whitear’s parents, Mick and Pauline Holcroft, released shocking pictures of their daughter after her death in May 2000, in an attempt to warn others of the dangers of drugs.

The pictures showed Rachel slumped kneeling on the floor of her bedsit in Exmouth, Devon, a syringe in her hand.