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Camborne girl's drug death prompts warning | |
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A girl died after taking a blue triangular tablet bearing a "Duplo" logo, a health official has warned. | |
The child, named locally as Shakira Pellow, 15, collapsed in Camborne, Cornwall, on Friday and died in hospital on Saturday. | |
Sid Willett, a drug-related death prevention co-ordinator, said the drug could cause "fitting, overheating and severe irritation". | |
Police said on Saturday the substance had been seized and was being tested. | Police said on Saturday the substance had been seized and was being tested. |
A 15-year-old boy and two teenage girls were taken to hospital after taking the same substance and are all expected to be discharged on Sunday, a police spokesman said. | |
Facebook tributes have been paid to the dead girl, who was originally believed to be aged 14. She has not yet been officially identified. | |
Mr Willett from Cornwall's Drug and Alcohol Action Teamtweeted on Sunday about the "very sad" incident. | Mr Willett from Cornwall's Drug and Alcohol Action Teamtweeted on Sunday about the "very sad" incident. |
He told the BBC: "You can bet your bottom dollar this drug could be in every corner of the UK". | He told the BBC: "You can bet your bottom dollar this drug could be in every corner of the UK". |
"It is possible these tablets could have come from abroad or on the dark web". | "It is possible these tablets could have come from abroad or on the dark web". |
Two 17-year-old boys from Camborne and Redruth were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug, and were later released on bail, officers said. | |