Boy, 2, died after taking parents' methadone
Audrey Gillan
Guardian Unlimited
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Elphinstone, East Lothian (UK):
A two-year-old boy was found dead in his bed after drinking his parents' methadone, it emerged yesterday. Derek Alexander Doran's body was discovered by his 25-year-old mother at their home in Elphinstone, East Lothian.
The Scottish newspaper the Sunday Mail reported that the child died after mistaking the sweet-tasting heroin substitute for a soft drink. It is unclear how he managed to open what should have been a childproof bottle top. Derek's mother, Lisa Dodds, and his father, Derek Doran, 22, are both methadone users and have been questioned by the police.
Police have not confirmed that it was the parents' heroin substitute and yesterday said they were investigating how it came to be in the child's possession.Derek died in December but the news of his death was revealed only this weekend.
Mar 06, 2006
Audrey Gillan
Guardian Unlimited
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Elphinstone, East Lothian (UK):
A two-year-old boy was found dead in his bed after drinking his parents' methadone, it emerged yesterday. Derek Alexander Doran's body was discovered by his 25-year-old mother at their home in Elphinstone, East Lothian.
The Scottish newspaper the Sunday Mail reported that the child died after mistaking the sweet-tasting heroin substitute for a soft drink. It is unclear how he managed to open what should have been a childproof bottle top. Derek's mother, Lisa Dodds, and his father, Derek Doran, 22, are both methadone users and have been questioned by the police.
Police have not confirmed that it was the parents' heroin substitute and yesterday said they were investigating how it came to be in the child's possession.Derek died in December but the news of his death was revealed only this weekend.
Mar 06, 2006
