Inquest Confirms MDMA Overdose Death of Holly Hagans Sister

Darci Rose Gibson, the 19-year-old sister of reality television star Holly Hagan, died from multiorgan failure following an MDMA overdose during a night out at Manchester's Warehouse Project nightclub in October, an inquest has confirmed.

The inquest, opened and adjourned at Manchester Coroners Court on Monday, heard that Gibson suffered a cardiac arrest on October 18 while at the popular venue. She was rushed to Manchester Royal Infirmary, where she received treatment but developed multiorgan failure. She passed away there two days later, on October 20. Acting senior coroner Zak Golombeck read from a statement provided by a Greater Manchester Police coroner's officer, noting that medical staff had suspected illicit drug use at the time of her admission. "There was a suspicion at the time that she had taken illicit drugs," Golombeck said. "This was confirmed to the clinicians."

Toxicology tests on Gibson's blood and urine revealed high levels of MDMA, the psychoactive drug also known as ecstasy. The provisional cause of death, pending a full inquest, was listed as multiorgan failure due to MDMA overdose. Golombeck accepted evidence confirming Gibson's identity and ordered a...