Police will examine whether drugs played any part in the tragic death of a schoolboy who fell ill at a party.
Rugby player Brandon Rice, 17, collapsed at a house party in Hamilton in the early hours of Wednesday and was rushed to hospital in East Kilbride, where he died.
Two girls, aged 16 and 17, and a 16-year-old boy also received medical treatment but are not believed to be in a serious condition.
Reports claim ecstasy may have been involved in the incident.
Brandon had finished fifth year at Hamilton Grammar School and played for Hamilton Rugby Club. A spokesman for the police’s Greater Glasgow division said: “One line of enquiry may be drugs.
“But we will not know the cause of death until the results of the post-mortem come back.”
Brandon’s headteacher, Graeme Sives, said: “He was a fine young man and is a great loss to our school community.”
