14-year-old hospitalised after suspected drug taking

In Northern Ireland a 14-year-old boy has gone in to kidney failure after he is suspected of taking drugs.

14-year-old hospitalised after suspected drug taking

In Northern Ireland a 14-year-old boy has gone in to kidney failure after he is suspected of taking drugs.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident in Holywood in County Down on Saturday.

Police say he is thought to have taken half a tablet of a substance known as darth vaders.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the incident.

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