'Incredible' student, 20, died after taking MDMA and ketamine at Warehouse Project
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 'charismatic and loveable' 20-year-old student died after having an 'adverse reaction' to MDMA and ketamine at the Warehouse Project, an inquest heard.
James Diss, who had travelled to the Mayfield Depot venue from his home in Newmarket in Suffolk, fell ill immediately after taking the drugs.
He was taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmary but tragically died in the early hours of September 25 last year. An inquest into his death opened at Manchester Coroner's Court today (February 24). READ MORE: Doctors shocked after tests reveal 'strange and unusual' cause of uni graduate's death in Northern Quarter flat Police coroner's officer Paul Devine said in a statement: "The circumstances of the death of Mr Diss was he visited Manchester on September 24 to attend a concert at the Warehouse Project, where he was believed to have consumed drugs. "He immediately suffered an adverse reaction and he was taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmary where sadly, despite treatment, he died on September 25." A tribute for Mr Diss from his sister Emily, which was shared with the M.E.N by his family after the hearing, described him as a being 'loved by everyone'.
She said: "James was the most incredible person I've met in my entire life, I couldn't have asked for a better brother. "As a person he was loved by everyone, the most incredible, charismatic, lovable boy and the biggest angel. "There aren't enough words to explain how amazing he was." The inquest heard how Mr Diss' family - including his dad Andrew who attended the hearing over a video link - rushed to Manchester from Suffolk after being told he was in hospital.
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