Four people died after attending the Pinkfish Countdown concert in Malaysia on New Year's Eve. Authorities believe the deaths may be linked to ecstasy use, but toxicology reports are pending. Seven individuals in total were hospitalized with similar symptoms.
Subscribe to our FREE News letter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. The police believe the four people who died after attending the Pinkfish Countdown at Sunway Lagoon on 31 December to celebrate the New Year could have taken ecstasy. However, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said they are still awaiting confirmation of the toxicology analysis report.
Based on the police statement, the four were among seven people admitted to Kuala Lumpur Hospital and University Malaya Medical Centre with the same symptoms. Hussein said all seven did not attend the concert together but were present separately with their respective friends and family members. So far, two patients are still being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) while one has been discharged. The police have opened four sudden death investigation papers to determine if there was any criminal or poisoning element involved. The police have also recorded statements from six witnesses and more will be called upon to assist in the investigation, including the concert organiser and friends of the victims. Meanwhile, Pinkfish’s management previously said the deaths occurred outside the event’s premises and that they would fully cooperate with the authorities in the investigations. Pinkfish reiterated that the safety of attendees and other stakeholders had always been their highest priority and precautionary measures had been taken at the event. The management said more than 100 policemen were present, including other security personnel and K9 units at entry points. The current incident was not the first time there were deaths in concerts in Malaysi
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