Toxicology test needed to identify whether “Meow Meow” Methedrone drug was cause of shocking death of Wesley Sharples.

A young Bolton partygoer who took mephedrone has died after blasting himself in the head with a shotgun, it has been claimed. Wesley Sharples, 23, was discovered with gunshot wounds at his flat in Bolton after a party where friends claimed he had taken the drug - also known as 'meow meow'

The man was taken to hospital but died soon afterwards. Police said today they were unable to confirm reports that he may have taken the dance drug, but added that they were not able to rule it out until they receive the result of a forensic toxicology test.

A spokesman said: 'We have sent blood samples off to toxicology and until we get that back we cannot guess or speculate what he may or may not have taken”

From the 16th of April 2010 the drug Mephedrone, also known as Meow Meow, Bubbles and MCAT, will be made a class B drug following its link to a number of deaths across the UK. A Class B drug carries a penalty of up to five years in prison or an unlimited fine for possession and up to 14 years in prison for supplying the drug.

Mephedrone is reported to have a similar effect to amphetamines, ecstasy or cocaine but also causes nausea, palpitations and vomiting. It has been linked to over 25 deaths across the UK in the past 12 months including those of Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nicholas Smith, 19, in Scunthorpe last month.

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