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Toddler Poisoned by Drugs at Wolfenbüttel Playground Remains in ICU

Authorities are pursuing lab analyses to determine how exposure occurred.

Overview

  • Initial hospital testing detected cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamines and MDMA in the child's system.
  • Prosecutors, police and city officials say the child is seriously injured but not in a life-threatening condition.
  • The child vomited plastic-like material during the car ride to the hospital after showing apathy and an unusual fixation on a toy.
  • Police searched the playground with drug-detection dogs but found no source, and the city reopened the area on Thursday.
  • Officials urge parents to watch children carefully in public spaces and report suspicious items as the investigation continues.