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Friends Pay Tribute To Young Man Who Died At Mutiny Festival

Friends Pay Tribute To Young Man Who Died At Mutiny Festival

He was the second person to die after festival organisers warned that there was a 'bad batch' of drugs being circulated

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

A man who died at Mutiny Festival in Portsmouth has been named as 20-year-old Tommy Bakeer.

The Mirror says he was taken to hospital on Saturday however, despite doctors doing all they could, he lost his life.

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He was the second fatality from the music festival after an 18-year-old woman, named as Georgia Jones, took two pills and was rushed to hospital. A further 13 people from the festival had to be treated, however, according to the Metro, they weren't all drug related issues.

Friends of Bakeer's have taken to social media to express their grief.

One mate wrote on Facebook: "I can't believe you've been taken this soon we had some amazing times mate I'll get all of uniform services together for you man fly high up there bruv, gonna miss you."

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Another said: "Rest in peace Tommy George Bakeer. Cannot believe it was only yesterday you were speaking to us. Although I hadn't known you long you still had the heart to make effort, such a lovely man."

A third added: "You will be missed by lot of people we had some many memories buddy it was only yesterday we spoke before you went love ya pal."

The 20-year-old reportedly leaves behind a one-year-old son.

He only bought a ticket to the two-day festival, headlined by Dizzee Rascal, Craig David and Sean Paul, on Saturday after someone sold it to him on Facebook.

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Festival organisers have released a statement saying: "Following the terrible news from earlier today, the team behind Mutiny Festival are incredibly sad to announce that the Sunday of the festival has been cancelled as a safety precaution.

"The safety of our amazing customers has always been paramount to us and so to keep everyone safe and in respect to those who have passed, we have taken the decision not to open today. As you can imagine, this decision was not taken lightly and was taken with the support of the local statutory authorities who we continue to work with.

"Enquiries are being made into the circumstances of what has happened, but we must reiterate our advice to all our customers to responsibly dispose of any substances.

Before the festival kicked off, organisers wrote on Twitter that they were 'aware of a dangerous high strength or bad batch substance on site' and warned people not to take anything, out of fear it could affect their health.

A statement from the police said: "At 7.10pm on Saturday 26 May, we were informed that an 18-year-old woman had fallen ill at the festival site in King George V Playing Fields, Cosham.

"The woman was taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital where she later died.

"The deaths are being treated as separate incidents at this stage. They are not being treated as suspicious but inquiries are being made to determine the circumstances of what happened in each case."

People have written on the Facebook page that they're happy to donate their refund to the families of Georgia and Tommy.

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Topics: News, Drugs, UK, Health