Mum warns parents after watching her son die as night out turned to tragedy

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A mum is sharing the tragic story of her son’s death as a cautionary tale to those attending Glastonbury and other festivals or parties this summer.

Fiona Spargo-Mabbs's son, 16-year-old Dan, died in 2014 after taking a super-strength dose of MDMA at a rave which resulted in his temperature soaring past 42 degrees Celsius and saw his organs shut down one by one.

He passed away in a hospital bed with his parents, Fiona and Tim Spargo-Mabbs, as well as his older brother Jacob by his side.

Dan had persuaded his mum to let him to go a party with friends but instead went to an illegal rave, the first time he had attended such an event, and took MDMA with four of his friends, who were fine in the aftermath, without knowing his bag contained a lethal amount.