Story By: Gheorghi Caraseni, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News
A baby boy has been hospitalised in intensive care after reportedly eating a chunk of his 33-year-old parents’ hashish.
The incident took place on 28th January on Svetlanovsky Avenue in the north-western Russian city of Saint Petersburg when the young boy, who was born in 2019, reportedly found a lump of hashish in his parent’s flat and consumed it.
According to reports, an ambulance was sent to the flat at around 4pm and the tot has been hospitalised since.
A police spokesperson said: “On 28th January 2020 at an apartment on Svetlanovsky Avenue, a baby boy, born in 2019, was hospitalised in a serious condition with acute oral poisoning.
“According to a preliminary investigation, the child ate a plant-based substance, hashish.”
Reports said that the mother, a nursery teacher, and father, a professional carpenter, were not registered as poor or socially vulnerable.
The 33-year-old parents have reportedly been detained on remand at a detention centre as the investigation continues.
According to local media, the unnamed father was arrested for “using violence against a government official” 11 years ago, before the case was eventually dropped.
Last November, the mother was reportedly fined for “the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances without a doctor’s prescription”.
Meanwhile, their baby son remains in hospital and there have been no further updates on his condition.
The investigation continues.
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