Girl orphaned as mum, 19, and dad, 23, die after ‘taking drugs’ at party

Police believe the deaths of Billy Applegate, 23, and Gaynor Robinson, 19, were 'drug related' and not suspicious.

A little girl has been orphaned after her parents died in a ‘drugs related’ incident at a house party in their flat.

Police are treating the deaths of Billy Applegate 23, and Gaynor Robinson, 19, as ‘not suspicious’.

Although the couple have not been officially named, tributes have been paid by locals.

One friend wrote on social media: ‘Can’t believe what I just heard – so shocked’, the Mirror reported.

The pair are reported to have got engaged on August 24 last year and lived with their daughter in a ground-floor flat in Providence Place, a cul-de-sac off Quebec Road about half-a-mile from Norwich Cathedral.

Emergency services were called just after 10am on Saturday to the block of flats, where it is alleged a party was being held, with several other people inside.

A neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: ‘A woman came down earlier and was screaming the place down.’

Another added: ‘I came out after I heard a woman shouting.

Norfolk Police said they discovered a 23-year-old man and a 19-year-old girl who were both declared dead at the scene.

The fire service said they initially thought that gas could have been involved, but left once they established this was not the case.

One woman, who has lived in the cul-de-sac for over a decade, and who asked not to be identified, said she had been out between 8am and 10am, only to return to find the area flooded with emergency services vehicles.

She said: ‘It is nice around here, it is quiet. We have never had any problems, apart from when England played in the World Cup and the bookies on the corner got done over.’

The tragic news comes just weeks after Mr Applegate and another man, described as his friend, were at the centre of a police search in Norwich when they went missing.

There were fears for their safety, however the hunt was called off when the pair were found safe.

At the time of the incident, Ms Robinson issued a photo of Billy and said the blonde-haired little girl pictured with him was his daughter Daisy.