The police are probing the death of a two-year-old child, who succumbed on Friday, almost one month after he allegedly consumed milk laced with a methamphetamine.
The dead child has been identified as Ronaldo Favourite, of ‘C’ Field, Sophia.
Police Commander of Region 4A Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean yesterday confirmed that an investigation is ongoing into the child’s ingestion of the drug, which occurred early this month.
According to McBean, information received by the police so far has revealed that an uncle of the child reportedly put the drug into a glass of milk and left it.
In the absence of the uncle, the child allegedly consumed the milk, McBean said.
Favourite was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on September 6th in an unconscious state by an aunt. It was subsequently discovered that he had consumed the methamphetamine and the doctors immediately alerted the police.
Favourite was admitted for some time before eventually being discharged. He recently fell ill again and was taken back to the hospital, where he subsequently died.
No one is currently in police custody. However, McBean said the child’s aunt was questioned.
He said several efforts made to locate the uncle has proven futile since the first report was made to the police.
