Toddler eats meth, overdoses

Toddler eats meth, overdoses

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Story Published: Aug 18, 2008 at 8:46 PM PDT

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 12:50 AM PDT

By KOMO Staff

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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Jane was beside herself when her 2-year-old grandson got so sick that he had to be flown to Seattle to receive emergency treatment.

The boy had eaten methamphetamine and overdosed.

"He was convulsing and he was in intensive care," said his grandmother who only wished to be identified as "Jane." "ICU - that's pretty serious."

The boy was treated and released back to his mother. But Jane doesn't believe he should be left in her care.

Jane blames negligence on the part of the boy's parents for the harrowing mishap. But she says it appears the parents are off the legal hook.

A urine test cleared the mother of any recent meth use. Child Protective Services also looked into the case but found no red flags.

"They do a urine analysis on mom and she's clean by then. So they release him back into her custody," said Jane.

Jane believes all the red flags have been covered up. She claims the boy's parents, who played dumb to investigators, know exactly where the meth came from.

"The mother admitted to my son that it was actually at grandma and grandpa's house that he ate the meth," Jane said, speaking of her in-laws' home.

Jane is upset that no arrests have been made and is worried the child might still be in danger. But Det. Stew Graham said there was nothing that could be done.

"At the time of our investigation we were unable to locate the source of the methamphetamine," he said.

Because of that, Graham says the sheriff's department closed its case.

But according to Jane, the case may not be over. She says she has contacted CPS and provided them with more information that she believes will encourage them to investigate further.


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