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Steroids kill marine cadet
2 Sep 2009A man and a boy have been charged over the death of a marine cadet who had allegedly taken steroids.
Matt Dear, 17, died of a fatal swelling to the brain after he tried a £30 batch of body-building pills.
The fitness fanatic from Southend was desperate to build up his strength to pass the physical test to join the Marines when he turned 18, his family revealed.
A 21-year-old man from Westcliff, Essex, has been charged with one count of being concerned in the offer to supply a class C drug.
A 17-year-old boy from Westcliff has been charged with one count of possessing anabolic steroids with intent to supply.
They have been released on police bail to appear at Southend magistrates' court on 16 September.
Matt died in Southend University Hospital on 20 April.
His parents Chris, 43, and Tina, 41, have warned others against taking steroids.
