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Fife: Teenager charged with drugs offence after schoolgirl’s death in Inverkeithing

Fife: Teenager charged with drugs offence after schoolgirl's death in Inverkeithing

A teenager has been charged with a drugs offence after the death of a schoolgirl in Fife, police have said.

Officers were called to a report of a teenage girl taken unwell within a property in Inverkeithing at around 2.45am on Monday.

Emergency services attended and the girl was taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Her death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are continuing.”

A 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged in connection with a drugs offence and was released pending further enquiries.

The force spokesperson added: “A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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Fife Council’s education manager Karen Lees said the local authority was aware of the Inverkeithing High School pupil’s “tragic and untimely death”.

She added: “We are supporting the school community and in particular any pupils who knew this young person, providing space, time and help to those who might be impacted by this terrible event.”