A 16-year-old boy has died and a police investigation is beneath means into whether or not he had taken an ecstasy pill at Leeds Pageant.
The teenager fell ailing on Saturday on the music occasion and was taken to hospital, however he died on Sunday.
West Yorkshire Police mentioned they're trying into whether or not he had taken a specific sort of MDMA.
Police mentioned the boy’s dad and mom have been knowledgeable and officers imagine this was an remoted incident.
Assistant Chief Constable Catherine Hankinson mentioned: “Our ideas are with the household of the boy who has died, and we have now officers supporting them at this very troublesome time.
“Whereas the precise reason behind his dying is but to be established, one line of inquiry is that he had taken a specific sort of ecstasy (MDMA) pill, which was described as a gray or black rectangular form.
“At this second in time that is believed to be an remoted incident as we have now not obtained any related experiences.
“Customers of any drug which isn't professionally prescribed can by no means make sure of their contents and the dangers concerned with taking the substance.
“Anybody who does really feel ailing after taking any substance ought to search pressing medical consideration.”
“We're persevering with to conduct inquiries on website and are liaising intently with the occasion organisers.”
Anybody with info is requested to contact police or safety on website, name 101, or go to the West Yorkshire Police web site.
These behind the competition mentioned they're “working intently” with police to assist with their investigation and that they “take all experiences of incidents the place drug use is suspected severely”.
We're really saddened about this tragedy and our sincerest ideas are with the household at the momentMelvin Benn, Pageant Republic
Melvin Benn, managing director of Pageant Republic, mentioned: “We're really saddened about this tragedy and our sincerest ideas are with the household at the moment.
“We're working intently with West Yorkshire Police to help with their investigation and take all experiences of incidents the place drug use is suspected severely.
“The protection and wellbeing of all our competition goers is at all times our absolute precedence and we remind all competition goers that there is no such thing as a secure technique to take prohibited medication and there aren't any secure prohibited medication.”
Saturday’s headliners at Leeds included rapper Dave, Little Simz and Megan Thee Stallion.