Man dies from suspected overdose

Police are awaiting toxicology results to determine whether drugs were involved

A 24-year-old man was yesterday admitted to hospital and later died from what is thought to be a durg overdose.

At about 19:00, the police were informed that the man, from Wied il-Ghajn, had been admitted to Mater Dei unconscious. An overdose was suspected but not confirmed and it is unclear what drugs may have been involved.

Police are awaiting toxicology reports and autopsy results in order to confirm the cause of death. A magisterial inquiry has been launched.