Boy, 13, critical after taking 'unknown drug' in Timperley
A 13-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after taking an unknown drug at Timperley metrolink station yesterday afternoon.
A 13-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after taking an unknown drug at Timperley Metrolink station yesterday afternoon.
Police were called out to the Metrolink station at around 4.30pm to reports a boy had become unwell.
He was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
Officers believe he may have taken MDMA or ecstasy known as 'magic'.
Only last month, three 12-year-old girls were taken to hospital after taking ecstasy in Salford.
In a statement, Inspector John Cave said: "It is very early stages and we are still working to establish what drug he has taken, however the boy is very poorly and we want to urge anyone who may have taken the drug to get checked out at hospital as soon as possible.
"It is critical that young people understand the implications of taking drugs and would urge that they think twice before doing so.
"People taking these drugs don't know what they contain or the effect they will have - it's not worth the risk of ending up in hospital or even losing a life.
"If anyone is in possession of these drugs I would urge them to hand them in to the police, a chemist or other medical practitioner immediately, and if you have taken any themselves that they go to hospital as a precaution."
Anyone with information about this incident should call police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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