A teenager is still fighting for her life in hospital after taking suspected ecstasy. The 16-year-old girl was found critically ill down an alleyway off Wilbraham Road at around 7.30pm on Tuesday (April 30).
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An 'amazing' mum tragically collapsed and died after she was seen taking half an ecstasy tablet before going to a music festival.
Stephanie Thorpe, who was originally from Farnworth in Bolton, met with friends at a pub in Blackburn on Saturday, June 25 last year ahead of the Restricted Forest Festival at Witton Park. Her friends saw her take half of the tablet before the group made their way to the event, Lancs Live reports.
The 32-year-old mum, who leaves behind her partner Carl and their baby boy Alfie, was dancing and enjoying the music but collapsed at around around 6.30pm that evening. Tragically, her temperature had risen to 41.6C - with her core temperature two degrees higher.
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Her condition was 'unsurvivable' and Stephanie sadly passed away at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. Music-lover Stephanie, who was a fan of the Wigan Pier, had previously taken pills at dance events but had 'never had a bad experience', an inquest into her death heard yesterday (April 18).
The organisers of Restricted Forest Festival have since cancelled the Blackburn festival this year in the wake of her death, with the event now due to take place in Liverpool instead. Preston Coroners' Court was told how Stephanie, who worked with children with complex needs, had only been seen taking half a 'White Dove' tablet before the festival, though it possible that she may have taken more.
Dr Mark Clayton, an expert in medical provision and event planning at music festivals who has vast experience in how ecstasy is used and affects individuals, explained how a 'perfect storm' had led to the circumstances which caused Stephanie's death. He
A teenager is still fighting for her life in hospital after taking suspected ecstasy. The 16-year-old girl was found critically ill down an alleyway off Wilbraham Road at around 7.30pm on Tuesday (April 30).
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