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26/05/2015
Post-Mortem To Be Carried Out After Suspected Drug Death
A man suspected of taking an ecstasy-type substance has died at a hospital in Buckinghamshire.
Police have named the deceased as 17-year-old Toby Fairclough.
The victim suffered a medical condition at playing fields in North Marston shortly after 12.30am on 23 May.
Emergency services attended the scene and the boy was taken to Stoke Mandeville hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
A post-mortem examination due to be carried out.
Det Insp Brendan Murray said: "Late on Friday night or in the early hours of Saturday morning, we believe that Toby digested a substance which he believed to be the illegal drug MDMA.
"A post-mortem examination is scheduled to be carried out next week, which will include toxicology and histology tests."
(LM/CD)
Police have named the deceased as 17-year-old Toby Fairclough.
The victim suffered a medical condition at playing fields in North Marston shortly after 12.30am on 23 May.
Emergency services attended the scene and the boy was taken to Stoke Mandeville hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
A post-mortem examination due to be carried out.
Det Insp Brendan Murray said: "Late on Friday night or in the early hours of Saturday morning, we believe that Toby digested a substance which he believed to be the illegal drug MDMA.
"A post-mortem examination is scheduled to be carried out next week, which will include toxicology and histology tests."
(LM/CD)
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