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Drugs alert as 16-year-old Shellie Callaghan dies after party | |
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Police have issued a drugs warning after the death of a 16-year-old girl following a house party in Midlothian. | |
The girl, named on social media as Shellie Callaghan, may have had access to "ecstasy type tablets" at the party in Newtongrange, Police Scotland said. | |
She died at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary after falling ill on Saturday. | She died at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary after falling ill on Saturday. |
The force said the warning related to "red bugatti veyron and purple ninja turtle" tablets and "strongly urged" people not to take them. | The force said the warning related to "red bugatti veyron and purple ninja turtle" tablets and "strongly urged" people not to take them. |
"Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding [the girl's] death are at a very early stage, however one line of inquiry officers are following is that she may have had access to ecstasy type tablets," the police said in a statement. | |
"Anyone who has taken these tablets is urged to seek immediate medical attention. | "Anyone who has taken these tablets is urged to seek immediate medical attention. |
"Police Scotland's message is clear. There is no safe illegal drug and no safe way to take illegal drugs." | "Police Scotland's message is clear. There is no safe illegal drug and no safe way to take illegal drugs." |