![]() Ĭheap spirits will also rise in price by around £3 a litre. Stores like Iceland sell it for just £3.70 at the moment. A three litre bottle of Frosty Jacks, which has 22.5 units, would rise in price to around £11. When introduced, it will have the biggest effect on cheap but high strength ciders. ![]() Ministers will have the discretion to set the level of the minimum price, which is expected to be around 50p per unit. In June, the National Assembly for Wales voted to give ministers the power to set a minimum price for alcohol. When I go to sleep I see his face."įollowing Kyle's death Joanne and Luke are now calling for an increase in the price of alcohol across the UK. He said: "I was due to go up there and I was told on the Thursday that he had died. Hotel-worker Luke said Kyle's death came only days before he was due to travel up to see him. The seizures were horrendous, to see someone go through that." Every day I would worry I would get that phone call. Kyle first started drinking to help him gain enough confidence to leave the house (Image: Luke Stiff) Through the help of those around him Kyle began making progress to deal with his anxiety - including overcoming an inability to use the phone due to anxiety.īut Luke, 36, has criticised health care services for failing to reach out to Kyle after his detox. Most people would have walked away from an addict but I knew I could show him a better life." "He was such a loving, caring, thoughtful person who just wanted to be part of society and to be loved and wanted. Kyle's partner Luke Stiff, from Caerau, said: "When I first met Kyle three and a half years ago he had his addiction already. "He was so gentle and kind and would help anyone he could." He could have been a model but he didn't have the confidence. She said: "He was amazing, he was so handsome. Paying tribute, Joanne described her son as a "caring" and "loving" man. "I'm numb at the moment, it's hard to believe he's gone - I keep thinking he's in Cardiff." ![]() Newsreader tweets to say 'goodbye' after being told she has just days to live.Tributes have been paid to a "loving" man who would help anyone (Image: Luke Stiff) Read More Related Articles "He'd had the pain in his stomach before he died but in the end he didn't suffer, he just went in his sleep. "Kyle was scared so he stayed at mine as he didn't want to go to hospital. When he was he was vomiting the cider was coming back up. Joanne said: "His seizures were becoming more and more often. In a heart-breaking turn of events, Kyle's health started to deteriorate in front of his mother and partner but refused to go to hospital due to his anxiety. "They detoxed him and he was fine but when he went back to Skelmersdale and it crept back again." He got him to go to hospital which was was a mammoth task and slept on the floor of the hospital for four days so Kyle wasn't alone. Joanne, 51, said: "Luke would come and get him and bring him home as Kyle didn't like to travel alone. After splitting his time between his home in Skelmersdale, Lancashire and Luke's home in Cardiff, he underwent a complete detox. The Supreme Court has paved the way for Wales to make cider and beer more expensiveįor Kyle things began to change three and a half years ago after meeting his partner Luke online.Kyle and partner Luke (Image: Luke Stiff) Read More Related Articles That came first - he wouldn't go anywhere without it. "Kyle wasn't eating because of the alcohol. A bottle of white cider is 7.5% and costs £4.50 or less for three litres. Joanne, who has overcome her own addiction to alcohol and is now forming her own support group, said: "A can of special brew is 8% and costs £3 a can. He was later diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. I tried to get him some mental health support but as he was an adult then I couldn't."Īs his addiction grew Kyle started to suffer from seizures whenever he tried to give up drinking. After he 18 he refused help and there was nothing I could do. "He started drinking white cider and didn't know the difference. She said: "He started drinking to give him confidence to go out with his friends - that's how it started. Kyle's mum Joanne Handford said her son died holding her hand on August 9 after vomiting blood. Why a 50p minimum alcohol price for Wales could save nearly £900m within 20 years.Kyle underwent a complete detox before his health started to fail (Image: Luke Stiff) Read More Related Articles
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