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| Drugs warning after girl, 16, dies in Rutherglen | Drugs warning after girl, 16, dies in Rutherglen |
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| Police Scotland have issued a drugs warning after a 16-year-old girl died a few hours after falling ill at a party. | Police Scotland have issued a drugs warning after a 16-year-old girl died a few hours after falling ill at a party. |
| It is thought the teenager took an "ecstasy-type drug" at a house party in Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire on Friday evening. | It is thought the teenager took an "ecstasy-type drug" at a house party in Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire on Friday evening. |
| Officers said a post-mortem examination would be held to determine the cause of death. | |
| They are keen to speak to anyone else at the party, which is thought to have been attended by 40 to 50 teenagers. | |
| Ch Supt Ciorstan Shearer said: "My sympathies are with the girl's family and we have specially-trained officers providing assistance and support to them at this sad time. | |
| "The 16-year-old girl returned home feeling unwell at around 05:00 on Saturday morning and she died within her home several hours later. | "The 16-year-old girl returned home feeling unwell at around 05:00 on Saturday morning and she died within her home several hours later. |
| "As it has been suggested that she may have taken some form of ecstasy type drug, it is vital that we trace the other people who were also at the party to ensure that they are safe and well." | "As it has been suggested that she may have taken some form of ecstasy type drug, it is vital that we trace the other people who were also at the party to ensure that they are safe and well." |
| Ch Supt Shearer added: "I would urge anyone who was at this party and has taken drugs and is feeling unwell, or knows of someone who took drugs at the party to attend or contact their local hospital for treatment or advice. | Ch Supt Shearer added: "I would urge anyone who was at this party and has taken drugs and is feeling unwell, or knows of someone who took drugs at the party to attend or contact their local hospital for treatment or advice. |
| "I also urge anyone who was at the party to contact police at London Road Police Office via telephone number 101 as a matter of urgency so that we can confirm their safety and establish the circumstances in which the 16-year-old girl became unwell." | "I also urge anyone who was at the party to contact police at London Road Police Office via telephone number 101 as a matter of urgency so that we can confirm their safety and establish the circumstances in which the 16-year-old girl became unwell." |