Toddler died after ‘drinking methadone that her drug addict mother stored in Tom and Jerry cup ..
Toddler died after ‘drinking methadone that her drug addict mother stored in Tom and Jerry cup and Fruit Shoot bottles’
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A two-year-old girl died after drinking her drug addict parents’ methadone which was kept in Tom and Jerry cups and Fruit Shoot bottles, a court has heard.
Sophie Jones was found covered in vomit by paramedics at her parents home in Blackpool in March after digesting the heroin-substitute.
She was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead less than an hour later after digesting the lethal substance, Preston Crown Court heard.
Her parents Michelle King, 29, who was also allegedly selling the substance, admitted manslaughter.
Her partner, 41-year-old Barry Jones, denies the offence and is standing trial.
The court was told King, a known heroin addict, began selling her prescribed dosage of methadone instead of taking it herself, storing the lethal substance in children’s cups and Fruit Shoot bottles.