Accountant dies after taking GBL at gathering for friend killed by the same ... - Telegraph.co.uk

After news of his death spread, his friends hosted a wake at a house in the Northfield area of the city which Lynette attended.

At 9.04pm police and ambulance crews were called to the property after Miss Nock and two male friends collapsed after also taking GBL.

Neighbours said the attendees had dressed in black and drunk GBL from a soft drinks bottle.

Yesterday Miss Nock's parents David and Tracie paid tribute to their "golden girl."

Mr Nock, 69, said: "She was really bright. In fact, school was too easy for her.

"The whole family is in shock. It's just tragic when parents lose a child."

Former Birmingham paramedic Pete Jones, 43, said Carl had taken GBL at a Friday night party.

Police are investigating whether all the victims took GBL.

Detective Inspector Andy Hawkins, from West Midlands Police CID, added: "A post-mortem, including a toxicological examination, will be undertaken to establish the cause of death in both incidents.

"We believe that the controlled substance Gamma-Butyrolactone or GBL, the base solvent to a number of alloy wheel cleaners, super glue removers and paint strippers, may have been used as a drug at the gathering at the address in Northfield."

The Class C drug, which has a similar effect as ecstasy and alcohol, was banned in December 2009 following a spate of deaths.

Users take it in tiny quantities by mixing it with fruit juice and drinking it from a shot glass.