Further details revealed over incident that has left girl, 16, fighting for life

A 16-year-old girl is fighting for her life in hospital after 'taking suspected ecstasy', the Manchester Evening News understands.

The girl is believed to have 'collapsed in an alleyway' off Wilbraham Road in Chorlton last night (May 1), according to local workers on the busy road. Police and paramedics then raced to the scene.

The M.E.N understands that the teenager collapsed after taking what was suspected to be the class A drug ecstasy. She was rushed to hospital from the scene.

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She remains there in a critical condition today. A 21-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs, police confirmed.

She remains in custody for questioning. The incident is believed to have been isolated.

This morning, forensic officers taped off an alleyway off the main road close to a barber shop. Pictures showed investigations being carried out down the alleyway within the cordon.

Amie Richards, the general manager at Chorlton Tap, which is just a few doors down from the scene, said the area was 'swarming with police' last night.

She said officers told her it was 'an active crime scene'. She added that a staff member at another premises then came in around 10pm and said a 'young woman' had been found unconscious in the alleyway.

“I didn’t realise she was so young” she said. “I just hope she pulls through.”

In a statement, a GMP spokesperson said: "At around 7.30pm on Tuesday 30 April 2024, we were called by our colleagues at the North West Ambulance Service in relation to a concern for welfare of a teenage girl in an alleyway on Wilbraham Road in Manchester.

"The girl, 16, was taken to hospital to be seen by