Matthew Raymond Wing (19) died after overdosing on Benzofuran, an ecstasy-style drug also known as Benzo Fury or Snowballs, during a night out last March. He died at the General Hospital the following afternoon.
Medical Officer of Health Dr Susan Turnbull, who led the effort to ban the substance in Jersey, warned young people against ‘playing Russian roulette with their lives’ by experimenting with unknown drugs.
She said: ‘It’s a great pity that it takes the tragic loss of life of a much-loved son who is also the father of a child to bring attention to the dangers of these substances.’
