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Two Women Charged for Exposing Toddler to Vaping

The incident, captured on social media, has sparked outrage and concerns over the dangers of youth vaping.

  • Two 19-year-old women have been charged after videos showing a toddler vaping were circulated on social media.
  • The footage, filmed in Ayrshire, displayed a child between one and two years old inhaling from a vape, followed by coughing.
  • Police Scotland confirmed the child is safe and well, and the women are reported to the procurator fiscal.
  • Scottish community safety minister Siobhian Brown expressed horror at the incident, highlighting the risks of nicotine and toxins in vapes to developing lungs.
  • The Scottish Government is set to introduce legislation banning disposable vapes next year to combat the rise in youth vaping.
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