Hampshire teen dies after taking two ecstasy pills smuggled into under-18s rave
Seventeen-year-old Aliya Agwu collapsed after a night at the Southampton DNB Rave
A 17-year-old girl died after "double-dropping" two ecstasy pills which had been smuggled into an under-18s rave event, an inquest has heard.
Aliya Agwu, from Basingstoke, Hampshire, had gone to the DNB Rave at the Engine Rooms in Southampton on August 20, 2023, with friends.
During the event, which started at 6pm, Aliya told a friend she had taken the two pills and she was also seen to take ketamine, the Winchester hearing was told.
After the rave finished at 10pm, Aliya, who studied at Queen Mary's College, and her friends went to Southampton Central railway station where she collapsed.
She was taken by ambulance to Southampton General Hospital, where she died in the early hours after suffering cardiac arrest.
Coroner Henry Charles said a post-mortem examination and toxicology tests showed Aliya died of multiple organ failure having consumed an amount of MDMA - the drug which makes up ecstasy - which "could result in fatality".
They also showed she had taken a "recreational" level of ketamine, which is a general anaesthetic also taken illicitly.
Mr Charles said the venue had used sniffer dogs and other security for the event with alcohol not available during the night, which was only open to teenagers aged 16 and 17.
Recording a conclusion of death by misadventure, the coroner said: "It's clear that she was a lovely, talented young person with huge promise."
He continued: "Aliya had attended the drum and bass event at the Engine Rooms, she was with friends.
"The nightclub had a policy of searching for drugs and put a lot of resources into that, more than enough to satisfy the police.
"Aliya and her friends had in effect clubbed together to buy drugs for the event."
He added: "The event ended at 10pm, it was clear that Aliya was not in a good way as she went back to the train station.
"An ambulance was called, she was admitted to Southampton General Hospital by ambulance blue-light transfer. Sadly, tragically, that treatment was unsuccessful."
The coroner continued: "This was meant to have been an enjoyable night-out, sadly the use of drugs, clearly with the intention of enhancing the experience of the evening, meant it ended in tragedy."
Aliya's mother Faye said in a statement read to the inquest that her daughter had a "natural energy", adding: "Aliya was a beautiful person with very much ahead of her, her curiosity stole her from us."