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Aberystwyth student Torin Lakeman found dead with brother | Aberystwyth student Torin Lakeman found dead with brother |
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An Aberystwyth student and his brother have been found dead in a pub in Greater Manchester. | An Aberystwyth student and his brother have been found dead in a pub in Greater Manchester. |
Torin Lakeman, 19, and his brother Jacques, 20, were found in a room above The Grapes Inn in Stoneclough, Bolton, at 14:00 GMT on Monday. | Torin Lakeman, 19, and his brother Jacques, 20, were found in a room above The Grapes Inn in Stoneclough, Bolton, at 14:00 GMT on Monday. |
Both were from the Isle of Man, where their mother, a teacher, still lives. | |
Torin was in his second year studying physics with planetary and space physics at Aberystwyth University. | |
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: "There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths." | |
The police force said toxicology results have yet to be released. | |
The university has emailed its students to pass on a warning from Dyfed-Powys Police about a "new strain" of the drug MDMA - also known as ecstasy. | |
The email refers to "a recent incident involving a student who suffered a fatal drugs overdose in Manchester" and advises that the new strain of MDMA has a delayed effect. | |
It warns: "On taking the drug there is no immediate reaction. | |
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"Users are then making the mistake of taking more of the drug in order to obtain a high which, when both doses kick in, results in an overdose which, in some circumstances, can be fatal." | |
The email warns students not to take such drugs and urges them to contact police if they have information about websites selling them. | |
The university has issued a tribute to Mr Lakeman. | |
Prof Qiang Shen, director of the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science, said the 19-year-old was planning to specialise in planetary and space physics. | |
He said: "He was an intelligent student, achieving some excellent grades during his first year, particularly in applied physics and astronomy modules. | |
"He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by staff and students alike." |
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