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Six people have been arrested after a 16-year-old girl died from heart failure following a party on Tyneside. | Six people have been arrested after a 16-year-old girl died from heart failure following a party on Tyneside. |
Rochelle Rushford died after being taken ill in the early hours of Sunday during a party at a flat in Hexham House, in the Walker area of Newcastle. | Rochelle Rushford died after being taken ill in the early hours of Sunday during a party at a flat in Hexham House, in the Walker area of Newcastle. |
Police said four men and two women were questioned on suspicion of supplying drugs. All six have been bailed. | Police said four men and two women were questioned on suspicion of supplying drugs. All six have been bailed. |
The death of Miss Rushford, of Pitt Street, Newcastle, was being treated as unexplained, said Northumbria Police. | The death of Miss Rushford, of Pitt Street, Newcastle, was being treated as unexplained, said Northumbria Police. |
A police spokesman said she collapsed at a party and an ambulance was called. | |
He said: "She was later pronounced dead and a post-mortem examination confirmed she had died of heart failure." | |
Detectives are now awaiting the outcome of toxicology tests, which could take several weeks. |