Man dies after taking ecstasy

A 19-year-old man at a student night club has died with a 22-year-old woman seriously ill after taking Warwickshire police said was MDMA or Red Bull pills at the Assembly in Spencer Street in Leamington Spa, at about 05:00 GMT.

Officers said they did not know if the group had bought the drugs at the club.. Det Supt Pete Hill said they believed all those were ill had taken the red pills containing MDMA, the active drug in ecstasy. The police are concerned others had also taken it and urged anyone who had to seek medical advice.

According to Assembly’s Facebook page, the venue had hosted a sold-out event called DNB All Stars: Leamington on Friday night.