Neknominate: deaths of two Brits blamed on drinking craze

Police investigating whether deaths in London and Cardiff are linked to new social media game

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POLICE are investigating whether the deaths of two British men over the weekend are linked to Neknominate, the controversial social media drinking game. The two victims, from Cardiff and London, died just a week after two other men died in Ireland after playing the same game.

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