At 8.13am on Sunday, a Northumbria University student fell ill at a house in Newcastle, after he was thought to have taken MDMA. Now the situation is worse than ever — there were 903 deaths from 2016 to 2018, up 30 per cent on the three previous years, says the Office for National Statistics. What they told me — and I felt during my time with friendly but distracted Donna — was that she did not matter to the authorities. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. But she had started using drugs at a young age after suffering a sexual assault on the estate. The university has the largest campus coronavirus outbreak so far with almost 800 students infected. From 2007 to 2017 the count spiked by 90 per cent. ‘The health and safety of our students is our utmost priority and in light of the sad and shocking events of this weekend our vice-chancellor, Professor Chris Day, has with great sadness written to all our students this morning informing them of the distressing news and offering support to anyone affected.’. An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug. Get your need-to-know Students have said pills are being sold on Snapchat and WhatsApp as people find ways to carry on partying after the 10pm coronavirus curfew. Over the weekend an 18-year-old man was arrested after a female student aged 18 died in a Newcastle University halls of residence. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Nick Cohen, 42, who met Jeni in the same trip, added: ‘She was a beautiful girl inside and out. Headmaster Graham Montgomery said: "She was part of the highly successful Combined Cadet Force ‘mil skills’ team and she worked closely with younger cadets to encourage them to develop their skills.

Drugs are a suspected factor in the deaths. 'The investigation is at an early stage but this is not believed to be Covid-19 related death. 894646. Here, in a deprived suburb of Newcastle, she lives with her daughter Natalie, a heroin user whom she recently found lying bloodied and with puncture marks on her neck. A TRAGIC student died just 48 hours after arriving at uni when "dodgy" drugs were offered at wild lockdown parties due to the 10pm curfew. We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. The first death occurred shortly after 6am on Saturday when emergency services were called to student halls on Richardson Road in Newcastle. Police have issued an urgent drug warning following Jeni and the 18-year-old girl's deaths on Saturday and Sunday. Northumbria police said officers carried out searches with sniffer dogs at student accommodation in collaboration with Newcastle University, and further patrols would be carried out on Monday. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). 'If anyone has any information about who has supplied the drugs in question then we would also encourage them to contact us at the earliest opportunity.'. "The party lasted until around 3.30am in the morning. But what does the future hold? “The consequences could cost you your life. Drug use was a way to escape monotony. “Although our investigations are at an early stage and we continue to establish the circumstances around these tragedies, we want to reiterate our warning to people against taking drugs for recreational use. It’s so sad and I feel really bad for her parents. The student, believed to be Larmour, was pronounced dead at the scene. The deaths included two 18-year-old women, both freshers at Newcastle University, who lived in the same accommodation block. It's really worrying, it's awful.". Donna had spent all her life on the same estate. This other girl was six months’ pregnant and taking heroin, and I ended up taking some Valium again, and benzos.”. They had wanted her to be given temporary housing away from the estate — for a change, which could help. Hundreds of students in Newcastle are isolated because of the coronavirus and parties in flats are said to be frequent. This trip required significant commitment and was the culmination of a year of fundraising activity by Jeni and the other team members.”. Her old school, the Royal School in Armagh, paid tribute to the former deputy head girl in a Facebook post. The women, whom I met in a pub near Newcastle with the help of Durham Police, put on brave faces but it was clear they disliked their all-consuming addictions.

‘She was hardworking, intelligent and an absolute pleasure to be around and she was very excited about going to uni. Investigations have been launched after two women, both aged 18, and a 21-year-old man died in Newcastle, and an 18-year-old man died in Washington, Tyne and Wear after taking drugs.

Police have issued an urgent drugs warning after three teenagers and a 21-year-old man died over the weekend during the local lockdown in North East England. So who is behind Newcastle’s drug trade? Another student, 18, in the same Newcastle University halls also died yesterday as well as a Northumbria University student, 21, and a man, 18, in nearby Washington. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Please, Jeni Larmour, 18, from Co Armagh, had just started a degree in architecture and urban planning at Newcastle University, Police searched student flats in Newcastle yesterday. As things stand, many more will suffer and, as Despina, Natalie and Donna know, the consequences can be life-changing — or life-ending. She said: ‘This is something I have been warning about all summer to anyone who would listen. A Northumbria University student was one of four young people in north-east England to die after reportedly taking drugs over the weekend. ‘The consequences could cost you your life. It breaks my heart.”.

We will continue to work with both universities and will be increasing our patrols in the areas where these tragedies have occurred.’. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Later on Sunday, at about 1.10pm, police were called to the same student accommodation where the first woman was found. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Newcastle is known for its vibrant city centre shopping area, Girls glam up for a night at the Bigg Market, away from drug-hit areas of the city, Despina, whose daughter turned to drugs, is desperate, Footage from Newcastle city centre of a person under the influence of legal highs, Newcastle is the 'drugs-death capital' of England and Wales, Drugs seized in July as part of a UK-wide purge of organised crime, Police cracked Encrochat, a military-grade encrypted communication system used by organised crime gangs, Northumbria Police share video footage of people under the influence of legal highs in Newcastle city centre, taking drugs and “terrorising” locals in Newcastle’s West Denton area, Pills, Powder And Smoke: Inside The Bloody War On Drugs, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Antony Loewenstein is an independent journalist, film-maker and author of. “Jeni was a spirited and independently minded girl with clear views which she was happy to articulate in a respectful manner and she was possessed of a well-developed sense of justice,” it said. Jeni Larmour, 18, is the first person to be named as one of those who died amid fears ‘lethally strong drugs’ are circulating in Newcastle and the surrounding area. The pubs close at 10pm and people have been going back to their flat in halls to continue the party, which is what I heard happened here. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). "It's awful that this has happened but we are all taught the same thing, 'don't do drugs'. Northumbria Police said drugs … Drugs We use cookies on this website to make your visit an easier and faster experience. The fresher, originally from Newtownhamilton in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, had only just started studying architecture and urban planning, Mail Online reported.

Friend Piper Hebditch, 18, who met Jeni on a cadets sailing trip in 2018, said she had been left ‘heartbroken’. But the city also has a dark side. She told MailOnline: ‘She was utterly amazing and will by truly missed by us all. Jeni Larmour, 18, from County Armagh, was found dead in her halls at Newcastle University on Saturday.

It doesn't bother me, but a lot of people come here to go out.". ‘I’ve been in touch with her family and obviously they are struggling. Investigations have been launched after drugs were suspected to be a … Their Drug And Alcohol Delivery Plan aims to reduce inequalities and harm caused by drink and drugs. Her mother Sandra wrote online that she was: ‘My beautiful princess, my best friend.’. The Vice Chancellor of Newcastle University has written to all students to warn them about the dangers of taking drugs, in light of the deaths. Hundreds of students in Newcastle are isolated because of the coronavirus and parties in flats are said to be frequent. Despina and Natalie — who has been using the drug for years — are among the forgotten people of a city where some areas are now plagued with drugs, gun-toting gangs and a lost generation of kids. Separately, a 21-year-old Northumbria University student and an 18-year-old in Washington, Tyne and Wear, died after reportedly taking MDMA. I’ve heard people are buying them through Snapchat and Whatsapp.”.

A “model pupil” who had just started university was among three students in Newcastle who died after taking drugs at the weekend, along with an 18-year-old who was not a student. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy.



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