A woman whose niece died at Leeds festival in 2019 is calling for changes to the festival by urging event organisers to ‘put people before profit’ and show a greater duty of care to festivalgoers.

Anya Buckley, 17, from Oldham , died from heart failure at the festival in 2019 after taking a 'cocktail of drugs'. As thousands of revellers make their way to the event this weekend, Anna Short is reflecting on the tragic death of her niece.

“As soon as you get over one milestone, another one comes around,” Anna, 52, a marketing consultant tells the Mirror . “It’s really difficult on family occasions, because there’s somebody missing. Her birthday, Christmas , weddings - any family event is really difficult. But the anniversary of her death is the day you never want to remember.”

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