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| Two more arrests after Mutiny festival deaths | |
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| Police have arrested two more people on suspicion of supplying class A drugs at a festival where two died after falling ill. | Police have arrested two more people on suspicion of supplying class A drugs at a festival where two died after falling ill. |
| Tommy Cowan, 20, and Georgia Jones, 18, both from Havant in Hampshire, died after attending the Mutiny festival in Portsmouth on Saturday. | Tommy Cowan, 20, and Georgia Jones, 18, both from Havant in Hampshire, died after attending the Mutiny festival in Portsmouth on Saturday. |
| Police said on Tuesday they were questioning a woman from Waterlooville and a man from Havant, both aged 21, on suspicion of the supply of class A drugs. | Police said on Tuesday they were questioning a woman from Waterlooville and a man from Havant, both aged 21, on suspicion of the supply of class A drugs. |
| The arrests follow those of two 20-year-old men, from Havant and Waterlooville, and a 22-year-old man from Cosham, Portsmouth, on the same premise. The three had been released from custody but remained under investigation, Hampshire police said. | The arrests follow those of two 20-year-old men, from Havant and Waterlooville, and a 22-year-old man from Cosham, Portsmouth, on the same premise. The three had been released from custody but remained under investigation, Hampshire police said. |
| Friends and relatives of Cowan and Jones gathered at Leigh Park Gardens, part of Staunton Country Park in Havant, on Monday night to release balloons in their memory. | Friends and relatives of Cowan and Jones gathered at Leigh Park Gardens, part of Staunton Country Park in Havant, on Monday night to release balloons in their memory. |
| Jones, a care worker who worked with people with learning and physical difficulties, was described by her family as a “very strong-willed and opinionated young lady”. | Jones, a care worker who worked with people with learning and physical difficulties, was described by her family as a “very strong-willed and opinionated young lady”. |
| In a statement released by Hampshire police, they said: “She was a shoulder for anyone that needed it. She loved her job. We just hope she uses her ‘indoor voice’ wherever she may be.” | In a statement released by Hampshire police, they said: “She was a shoulder for anyone that needed it. She loved her job. We just hope she uses her ‘indoor voice’ wherever she may be.” |
| Cowan, also known as Tommy Bakeer, who is understood to have had a one-year-old son, was described as a “caring father”. | Cowan, also known as Tommy Bakeer, who is understood to have had a one-year-old son, was described as a “caring father”. |
| His father, Damien Cowan, told of his shock and sadness. | His father, Damien Cowan, told of his shock and sadness. |
| In a statement released by police, he said: “My baby boy, I miss you so much and can’t believe you are gone. Fly high with the angels and sleep well. Until we meet again, I love and miss you always.” | In a statement released by police, he said: “My baby boy, I miss you so much and can’t believe you are gone. Fly high with the angels and sleep well. Until we meet again, I love and miss you always.” |
| The pair were among 15 people admitted to Queen Alexandra hospital from the event that night, after which organisers issued a warning about a “high strength or bad batch” of drugs. | The pair were among 15 people admitted to Queen Alexandra hospital from the event that night, after which organisers issued a warning about a “high strength or bad batch” of drugs. |
| As a safety precaution they cancelled the second day of the festival, which Craig David and Sean Paul were due to headline. | As a safety precaution they cancelled the second day of the festival, which Craig David and Sean Paul were due to headline. |
| Police said Jones had become ill at the festival at King George V Playing Fields at 7.10pm, and Cowan was found collapsed 20 minutes later. | Police said Jones had become ill at the festival at King George V Playing Fields at 7.10pm, and Cowan was found collapsed 20 minutes later. |
| Police said the deaths were separate incidents. | Police said the deaths were separate incidents. |
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