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Wirral 'drugs death': Boy, 14, arrested as girl dies | Wirral 'drugs death': Boy, 14, arrested as girl dies |
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A 14-year-old girl has died after taking what police believe were "controlled drugs". | A 14-year-old girl has died after taking what police believe were "controlled drugs". |
The teenager was found at a house in Greasby, Wirral, at about 01:45 BST and died at the scene, Merseyside Police said. | The teenager was found at a house in Greasby, Wirral, at about 01:45 BST and died at the scene, Merseyside Police said. |
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of supplying or offering to supply an unspecified controlled drug. | A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of supplying or offering to supply an unspecified controlled drug. |
A post-mortem examination will take place to establish the cause of the girl's death, the force said. | A post-mortem examination will take place to establish the cause of the girl's death, the force said. |
An 18-year-old man from Tranmere has also been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply controlled drugs. | |
Det Insp Paul Parry said it was a "terribly tragic incident" and urged people to "think carefully" before they consider taking drugs. | Det Insp Paul Parry said it was a "terribly tragic incident" and urged people to "think carefully" before they consider taking drugs. |
"We know that children sometimes use and share drugs, largely because they are afraid of taking them on their own, but they need to understand that by passing a Class A drug on to another child amounts to supplying," he said. | "We know that children sometimes use and share drugs, largely because they are afraid of taking them on their own, but they need to understand that by passing a Class A drug on to another child amounts to supplying," he said. |
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