Toddler may have died from methadone overdose
Posted March 18th, 2008 by minortopics | via ukpress.google.comBrandon Davis, a 2-year-old in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, has died after possibly overdosing on methadone. His two brothers, Lewis and Kyle, are also believed to have ingested the drug that is sometimes used to treat heroin addiction. They remain hospitalized.
Two men were arrested over the death by West Midlands Police and later freed on bail pending further inquiries. A post-mortem examination on Brandon’s body proved inconclusive and more tests will be carried out, police said.
West Midlands Ambulance Service took the children to hospital from the family flat in Walkers Heath, Birmingham, at around 10am last Tuesday, when it is believed they swallowed the heroin substitute.
The three-year-old boy is in a stable condition, and the baby boy, taken to hospital as a precaution, also remained there. Both surviving boys are believed to have been placed in protective care by Birmingham City Council.
Residents living near the family’s home on Bentmead Grove, a block of low-rise run-down flats, said the estate was known for its drug problems.
A police spokesman said a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of neglect and a 33-year-old detained on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug. Both were released on bail. Police refused to specify whether the arrested men were related to the children.