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'Ecstasy-type drug death' boy post-mortem to be carried out | 'Ecstasy-type drug death' boy post-mortem to be carried out |
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A 17-year-old boy suspected of taking an ecstasy-type drug has died in hospital in Buckinghamshire. | A 17-year-old boy suspected of taking an ecstasy-type drug has died in hospital in Buckinghamshire. |
Toby Fairclough had "suffered a medical condition" on playing fields at North Marston, Aylesbury, early on Saturday, police said. | |
He was taken by ambulance to Stoke Mandeville Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. | He was taken by ambulance to Stoke Mandeville Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. |
A post-mortem examination due to be carried out will include toxicology tests, Det Insp Brendan Murray said. | A post-mortem examination due to be carried out will include toxicology tests, Det Insp Brendan Murray said. |
"It is likely to be several weeks before the results of these tests are known. | "It is likely to be several weeks before the results of these tests are known. |
'Precocious teenager' | |
"Late on Friday night or in the early hours of Saturday morning, we believe that Toby digested a substance which he believed to be the illegal drug MDMA," Det Insp Murray said. | "Late on Friday night or in the early hours of Saturday morning, we believe that Toby digested a substance which he believed to be the illegal drug MDMA," Det Insp Murray said. |
In a statement, his family said: "Toby Fairclough was a cherished, sporty, ebullient child who we both loved dearly. | |
"Toby has left a huge hole in all of our lives. He was brilliant. | |
"He also was a caring and loving big brother to Xavier." |
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