Man found dead in Telford after taking drugs named

A 27-year-old man was found dead at a house in Ketley, Telford, at around lunchtime on Thursday.

It is believed the dead man had taken a dangerous form of the class A drug featuring a Superman-style 'S' logo.

The man has been named locally as Daniel Bagnall.

Police believe he may have died after taking a pill from same faulty batch thought to be behind three deaths in the Suffolk area since Christmas Eve, with another man left in hospital.

Mr Bagnall was found dead at a house in Woodside Road in Ketley at around 1.45pm on New Year's Day.

A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "Police believe the death could have been a result of taking an illegal drug which is described as a red triangle shape with a superman sign on it. It has also been described as a round shape.

"Similar incidents are being investigated by Suffolk Police, which have occurred over the past few days."

Police in Suffolk investigating the deaths of three men in Ipswich on Christmas Eve and New Year's Daym and a third man in Rendlesham, Suffolk, from a suspected batch of rogue drugs have charged one man and bailed two others.

Adrian Lubecki, 19, of St Matthews Street in Ipswich, has been charged with being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs (ecstasy) and possession with intent to supply a class B drug. He was remanded in custody to appear at Ipswich Magistrates' Court tomorrow.

A 20-year-old man and a 26-year-old man from Ipswich, arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs, have been released on police bail pending further investigation. Both are due to return in mid-February.

Police have urged anyone who has the tablets to hand them in to prevent further fatalities, saying that members of the public have nothing to fear in surrendering drugs from the dangerous batch to authorities.

The drugs are red, triangular pills marked with a distinctive "Superman" logo, and people are asked to hand them in at a police station, accident and emergency department or fire station.

The suspected rogue drugs are of similar appearance to dangerous pills in circulation in the Netherlands last month, Suffolk Police have said.

Those tablets had a large concentration of PMMA, which acts more slowly than MDMA, the main component of ecstasy. This causes people to take more pills because they think they are not working.

PMMA can cause high body temperature and an increased heart rate.

Chief Inspector Steve Denham said: "As well as it being illegal to sell and buy drugs, it can also be very dangerous as we have sadly seen with these tragic deaths.

"We would urge everyone not to be tempted to take illegal drugs - you don't know where they have come from, what they are made up of, or how your body will react to them.

"If you have been offered drugs in the Ipswich area over the past few weeks, in particular ecstasy, we'd urge you to contact us with any information so that we can find those responsible and remove these dangerous drugs from the streets."

Police are warning people to be extra vigilant and to report the drug and hand it in.

Detective Chief Inspector Sean Paley said: "It is not only illegal to buy and sell drugs but can also be very dangerous. We are urging the public not to be tempted to take illegal drugs – you don't know what they are made of or where they have come from.

"We are eager to hear from anyone who has been offered drugs in the Telford area recently. Alert police so that we can remove these dangerous drugs off the streets."

A friend who used to drink Mr Bagnall at the nearby Wren's Nest pub said: "Danny was a great lad.

"I don't know the circumstances of what happened to him but I know he died after taking one of the dodgy pills.

"He used to come into the pub for a drink after five-a-side. He was funny, generous and a laugh. It's tragic what's happened."

Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.