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| Mutiny Festival deaths: Victim's dad in drugs warning | Mutiny Festival deaths: Victim's dad in drugs warning |
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| The father of a man who died after collapsing at a dance music festival has described holding his dying son's hand. | The father of a man who died after collapsing at a dance music festival has described holding his dying son's hand. |
| Tommy Cowan, 20, was found collapsed shortly after Georgia Jones, 18, fell ill at Saturday's Mutiny Festival in Portsmouth. Both died in hospital. | |
| Mr Cowan's father Damian Cowan urged others considering using drugs to "take on board" what had happened to his son. | |
| Three men have been arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs. | Three men have been arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs. |
| Speaking during a visit to the festival site at King George V Playing Fields in Cosham, Mr Cowan described his son's last moments. | Speaking during a visit to the festival site at King George V Playing Fields in Cosham, Mr Cowan described his son's last moments. |
| 'Don't even think about it' | 'Don't even think about it' |
| "I was in the hospital when he was fighting, I held his hand and he died. So I guess he wasn't alone," he said. | "I was in the hospital when he was fighting, I held his hand and he died. So I guess he wasn't alone," he said. |
| "It's no good saying 'don't do drugs', all I can say is 'take this on board, look what's happened, if you want to end up that way, carry on'. | "It's no good saying 'don't do drugs', all I can say is 'take this on board, look what's happened, if you want to end up that way, carry on'. |
| "If you don't, don't even think about it." | "If you don't, don't even think about it." |
| He described his son as "brilliant, full of life and energetic", and said the father-of-one had gone to a concert but made "one wrong decision". | |
| Georgia Jones fell ill at the event at shortly after 19:00 BST on Saturday. Mr Cowan - also known as Tommy Bakeer - was found collapsed about 20 minutes later. | |
| A third person remains in a critical, but stable, condition at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. | A third person remains in a critical, but stable, condition at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. |
| Ms Jones's mother wrote of her grief at losing "her little girl" on Facebook. | Ms Jones's mother wrote of her grief at losing "her little girl" on Facebook. |
| Janine Milburn said she hoped her daughter's death would deter others from "taking anything ever". | Janine Milburn said she hoped her daughter's death would deter others from "taking anything ever". |
| Hampshire Police said a 20-year-old man from Havant, a 20-year-old from Waterlooville and a 22-year-old man from Cosham remain in police custody. | Hampshire Police said a 20-year-old man from Havant, a 20-year-old from Waterlooville and a 22-year-old man from Cosham remain in police custody. |
| A hospital spokesman said a total of 15 people had presented with "drug-related" symptoms on Saturday. It could not confirm if all 15 illnesses were related to drugs. | |
| Hours earlier organisers of the festival at festival at King George V Playing Fields in Cosham had issued a "harm prevention alert" apparently warning about the use of drugs. | |
| The message to festivalgoers described a "dangerous high-strength or bad-batch substance on site". | |
| Organisers later said they were "devastated" about the deaths. Sunday's performances were cancelled. | |
| The two-day festival featured artists performing electronic music including drum 'n' bass, garage and hip hop. | |
| Dizzee Rascal, Craig David and Sean Paul were among the acts scheduled to appear. | |
| More than 30,000 people were expected to attend the festival, which has been running since 2013. |