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Office drug death sees charges laid
David Braithwaite
September 1, 2006 - 7:31AM
Two men have been charged with manslaughter after failing to call an ambulance for a woman who fell ill after taking drugs in Sydney's inner-west, police say.
The body of a 28-year-old Victorian woman was found by police officers in an office on Cook Road, Marrickville about 7am yesterday, police said.
Police said a 31-year-old Marrickville man and a 37-year-old Strathfield man were taken to Marrickville Police Station where they were interviewed.
Both were charged with manslaughter, police said.
Police said the Strathfield man was also charged with supply of a prohibited drug.
It was alleged by police the woman was given a prohibited drug and the men failed to alert emergency services when she fell ill before them.
A post-mortem would reveal the type of drug the woman had taken, a police spokeswoman said this morning.
It appeared the woman had moved to Sydney recently from Victoria, she said.
An ambulance had been called by police, however the woman was dead when its crew arrived, a NSW Ambulance Service spokeswoman said.
Both men were refused bail and will appear at Newtown Local Court today.
From Sydney Morning Herald
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