Mother of teen star of The Flash calls for deeper probe into his overdose death
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The mother of Coquitlam teen Logan Willians, who starred in the television series The Flash and died after ingesting fentanyl, says the system failed her son "over and over" again.
She's demanding an independent inquiry into her son's death and the events that led up to his drug use in a government-funded group home.
Logan Williams died on April 2, 2020, days before his 17th birthday. A month later, a toxicology report revealed that Williams died as a result of "acute drug toxicity" after ingesting fentanyl.
His death was ruled "accidental."
Williams, who started acting at 10, played the younger version of the DC Comics superhero Barry Allen in CW Network's The Flash. He also had roles in the science fiction series Supernatural and When Calls the Heart.
But by 16 he'd been struggling with drug use for years.
The B.C. Coroner's report says that Williams had been released from hospital with a brain injury from his drug use, when he used again. This time, he ingested fentanyl and died in a Burnaby, B.C., youth residence.
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WARNING: This story details allegations of child abuse and includes graphic content.
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