Reports suggest drugs linked to Bolton deaths

Wednesday, 3 December 2014 00:00

More details are beginning to emerge concerning the deaths of two local men in England over the weekend.

They were found in accommodation above a pub in Bolton.

One of the two has been named in a UK publication as Torin Lakeman, a Manx student currently at Aberystwyth University.

It's reported that the pure form of ecstasy tablet known as MDMA played a part in the deaths - as a consequence the university has issued a warning about the drug.

Results of the post-mortem and toxicology reports are expected to be released in due course.

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