Daily Caller: The seven-year-old, whose identity was not shared, is thought to have given the group of children his sleeping pills, police said, according to WTVR. The incident occurred after the children’s adult supervisor left them to go to the corner store, the outlet reported. Police responded to the home when the adult supervisor returned and noted the children’s conditions.
Seven children were present at the home during the incident, the outlet said. They were all under the age of eight-years-old, with four of the younger children, ranging in age from one to four-years-old, being found unresponsive by police. more here
What a nightmare!
“Sleeping pills”? WTF was in them, Fentanyl?
…granted kids being smaller and lighter they are WAY easier to overdose with just about anything, but my experience with OTC ‘sleeping pills’ was that none of them do a damn thing but make the pharmacy money.
Even the better prescription stuff can backfire in chidren, they have different metabolism than adults. They’re probably lucky that they did no worse than that, taken in unknown quantities like that, whatever it is, and some kids may even be allergic to the inert ingredients…
When I was about 7, I gave a 4 year old cousin a handful of peppercorns and told him they were candy. Man oh man, he tossed ’em in his mouth and started chewing. He was spitting up thick ropes of snot like he’d been teargassed. He still doesn’t like me.
Why does a child need sleeping pills?
My Mom used to give me warm milk and anis seed cookies (it’s a natural sedative…).
Am I mis-reading this…the sleeping pills are the 7 year olds?! What 7 y o is on sleeping pills?
@Jethro
Good for you. At my house we got the promise of a butt whoopin’ if we didn’t go back to bed. Sleep was optional I guess.
That’s why I say we have no hope for change except by force. This country has been taken over by corrupt politicians for over 45 years. Everyone one that in government from the past 45 years has baggage. They all need to be put on trial and investigated.i do home work ….. 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤.𝐜𝐨𝐦
I’m betting the real story is that LaFonda, the “supervisor” drugged the kids herself so she could get some “me time” at the local bar, and concocted the whole story to escape some much needed jail
Time. But I am naturally suspicious.