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| Arrests over party girl's death | Arrests over party girl's death |
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| Six people have been arrested after a 16-year-old girl died from heart failure following a party on Tyneside. | Six people have been arrested after a 16-year-old girl died from heart failure following a party on Tyneside. |
| Rochelle Rushford died after being taken ill in the early hours of Sunday during a party at a flat in Hexham House, in the Walker area of Newcastle. | Rochelle Rushford died after being taken ill in the early hours of Sunday during a party at a flat in Hexham House, in the Walker area of Newcastle. |
| Police said four men and two women were questioned on suspicion of supplying drugs. All six have been bailed. | Police said four men and two women were questioned on suspicion of supplying drugs. All six have been bailed. |
| The death of Miss Rushford, of Pitt Street, Newcastle, was being treated as unexplained, said Northumbria Police. | The death of Miss Rushford, of Pitt Street, Newcastle, was being treated as unexplained, said Northumbria Police. |
| A police spokesman said she collapsed at a party and an ambulance was called. | A police spokesman said she collapsed at a party and an ambulance was called. |
| He said: "She was later pronounced dead and a post-mortem examination confirmed she had died of heart failure." | He said: "She was later pronounced dead and a post-mortem examination confirmed she had died of heart failure." |
| Detectives are now awaiting the outcome of toxicology tests, which could take several weeks. | Detectives are now awaiting the outcome of toxicology tests, which could take several weeks. |
| The block of flats where Rochelle lived in Pitt Street is run securely and provides accommodation for vulnerable youngsters. | |
| The teenager was believed to have lived alone in the flats, which stand in the shadow of the St James' Park football stadium. |