Five deaths in Belfast 'may be linked to drug misuse'

The 16-year-old girl and three of the men, all aged in their twenties, died in separate incidents on Monday.

Tue, 04 Apr, 2017 - 18:29

Detectives are investigating whether the sudden deaths of a teenage girl and four men in Belfast since Friday were caused by drug misuse.

The 16-year-old girl and three of the men, all aged in their twenties, died in separate incidents on Monday. The other man died in the city on Friday.

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