Four-year-old passes out heroin packets at day care, thinking it's candy
Delaware State Police say a 4-year-old girl took hundreds of packets of heroin to her day care centre and began passing it out, thinking it was candy.
Published Tuesday, October 7, 2014 7:56AM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, October 7, 2014 8:38AM EDT
SELBYVILLE, Del. — Delaware State Police say a 4-year-old girl took hundreds of packets of heroin to her day care centre and began passing it out, thinking it was candy.
Police say several children who received the packets Monday went to the hospital as a precaution, but none of the packets were actually opened and all of the kids were released after being examined.
The girl's mother, 30-year-old Ashley Tull of Selbyville, was charged with child endangerment and maintaining a drug property. She was arraigned Monday and released on $6,000 bond. She did not immediately return a call left at a home listing Tuesday.
Police say the girl unknowingly brought the heroin to the centre when she switched backpacks. Police say the backpack contained nearly 250 packets of heroin, all labelled "Slam."