A Christchurch mum speaks out for the first time over her son's synthetic drug death. Image: Newstalk ZBThe Deputy Chief Coroner is echoing a Christchurch mum's warning about the extreme dangers of synthetic drugs after the death of her 25-year-old son from the harmful substance. Dylan Hotter-Matehe accidentally died from using synthetic cannabis which he had taken to get high on March 8, 2018, Coroner A.J. Hotter-Matehe had only recommenced using synthetic cannabis two months earlier and on the night of his death had been smoking it, sharing a bong with a group of people at a friend's house. Following his death, Matehe told Newstalk ZB's Chris Lynch about the dangers of the drug and how it needed to be taken off the streets.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 23, 2021 19:18 UTC