Courts & Trials · Gold Coast, Queensland
A GOLD Coast mother is fuming after a personal trainer accused of causing her son's death was described in court by his lawyer as facing "minor charges".
A GOLD Coast mother is fuming after a personal trainer accused of causing her son's death was described in court by his lawyer as facing "minor charges".
First published 11 August 2015 · SBS News / AAP
CHRISTOPHER William Walmsley, 21, is alleged to have given his client, Michael Clayton, also 21, a fentanyl patch to help him overcome an injury in March.
Clayton subsequently lost consciousness and died on April 21, 2015.
Walmsley faced Southport Magistrates Court on charges involving the supply and possession of dangerous drugs, including fentanyl and steroids.
During the proceedings, his lawyer, Campbell MacCallum, sought to have a bail condition requiring weekly police reporting removed.
The lawyer's description of the charges as minor prompted an emotional reaction from Clayton's mother, Lisa Clayton, who said the loss of her son had devastated her family.
The court agreed to remove the reporting condition, with Walmsley scheduled to return to court on September 15, 2015.
At the time of the hearing, the allegations against Walmsley had not been established by a conviction.
Dates
- Event
- 21 April 2015
- First published (2015)
- 11 August 2015, SBS News / AAP
- Added to this archive
- 20 October 2026
- Last updated
- 20 October 2026
Retrospective summary, added to this archive on 20 October 2026. It was written later from contemporary reporting.