Three teenage boys and woman in her 20s are arrested after girl, 16, died of drugs overdose after taking unknown class-A substance in a Dorset park
- Schoolgirl was found unconscious at park by paramedics in Wimborne, Dorset
- She was rushed to hospital last Monday and she died last Thursday
- Four people have been arrested on suspicion of supplying a class A drug
Three teenage boys and a woman have been arrested after a 16-year-old girl died from a drugs overdose.
Two boys, aged 16, and a 17-year-old male, all from Wimborne, and a woman aged in her 20s from the Bournemouth area were arrested on suspicion of supplying a class A drug.
The schoolgirl was found unconscious by paramedics after taking an unknown class A substance at a park in the market town of Wimborne, Dorset.
She was rushed to hospital in a critical condition following the overdose at 10.35pm last Monday.
But her condition never improved and she died last Thursday, Dorset Police said.
Police cordoned off part of Redcotts Recreation Ground and launched a criminal investigation into the incident.
The schoolgirl was found unconscious by paramedics after taking an unknown class A substance at a park in the market town of Wimborne, Dorset
The 17-year-old remains in custody and is helping police with their enquiries.
The other three suspects have been released under police investigation.
A Dorset Police spokesperson said: ‘At 11.01pm on July 6, Dorset Police received a call from the ambulance service reporting that they were taking a 16-year-old girl from a park near St Margaret’s Hill in Wimborne to hospital following a suspected drugs overdose.
‘Very sadly, the girl died in hospital on July 9.
‘Our thoughts are with her family and they are being supported by specially-trained officers.
‘Following inquiries in relation to the incident, a woman aged in her 20s from Bournemouth was arrested on suspicion of the supply of a controlled drug of class A and has been released under investigation.
‘Two 16-year-old boys from Wimborne were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a class A controlled drug and they have also been released under investigation.
‘Following further inquiries, on Friday a 17-year-old from Wimborne was arrested on suspicion of the supply of a controlled drug of class A and he is assisting officers with their enquiries.’
Police cordoned off part of Redcotts Recreation Ground and launched a criminal investigation into the incident
A spokesman for the South Western Ambulance Service said: ‘We were called on Monday at around 10.35pm about an incident in the park off Cemetery Road, Wimborne.
‘Our crews responded to an unconscious female teenager. They treated her at the scene, and transported her to hospital by land ambulance for further care.’
Police said local officers will be increasing patrols in the area.
Residents said they have previously complained of drug dealing openly taking place in the area.
Tony Ebner said: ‘I’ve witnessed drug dealing during daylight hours. I reported it to the police and it would seem that no action whatsoever was taken.’
He claimed to have seen ‘kids on bicycles’ receiving drugs from parked cars to distribute locally.