They went for a drink in case 'he never came back' - then he started 'speaking a strange language' and was dead hours later

The family of a young man who died after consuming ecstasy are searching for answers over why his friends did not call an ambulance sooner, an inquest has heard.

Jakub Jarzecki, originally from Italy, had settled in Lancashire and was working at Wellocks in Nelson with his brother-in-law Mateusz. The 21-year-old had just finished a night shift on May 1 when he found out a colleague had been suspended, prompting him and others to go for a drink in case "he never returned".

The group ended up at a female colleague's house on Castle Street. After having one drink, Mateusz left but received a distressing call around 8am informing him that Jakub was in trouble.

Upon returning to the house, Mateusz encountered resistance to calling an ambulance from one of the attendees. However, after seeing Jakub's condition, he urgently said: "Are you f****** mad? He looks like he's dying."

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Paramedics were called at 9.32am and discovered Jakub had a dangerously high heart rate of 150 beats per minute, along with elevated temperature and respiratory rate, reports Lancs Live. During the rush to Royal Blackburn Hospital, Jakub experienced seizures and tragically went into cardiac arrest just before reaching A&E.

At the emergency department, doctors performed CPR for 30 minutes on Jakub, while also administering fluids, insulin and dextrose due to his acidic blood. However, as Jakub's condition worsened, they realised their efforts were in vain and decided to cease resuscitation attempts.

An inquest held today (September 20) at Preston Coroner's Court heard a statement from Katarzyna, a work friend of Jakub's, at whose house he had