Monday, 21 September 2009

Two die in group therapy session

Two people have died and a third is in a coma following a suspected poisoning
Two people have died and a third is in a coma following a suspected poisoning at a group therapy session in Germany.

Police are investigating the case, saying a 50-year-old psychotherapist has been arrested and questioned, after admitting to giving the group a mix of drugs.

Reports say 12 people were involved in the class and were taken to hospital with suspected poisoning.

'During the session, which lasted several hours, he [the psychotherapist] supposedly gave the patients various kinds of substances and drugs that initially led to reactions like nausea and vomiting,' a police statement said.

It is believed a 59-year-old man and a 28-year-old man died following the incident while another patient remains in hospital in a coma. Local reports have suggested the drugs administered may have been heroin, amphetamines and ecstasy.

A police spokesman, Michael Gassen, said: 'At this session the participants were given substances. What kind of substances these are... has to be investigated now.'

The incident took place in Berlin's Hermsdorf district on Saturday.ADNFCR-708-ID-19369664-ADNFCR

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