The mother of a five-year-old boy has been charged after he drank juice that allegedly contained methamphetamine in Riviera Beach, Florida.
The incident happened on Sunday afternoon inside an apartment building in the 2400 block of Beach Court where officials found rotting food and trash littering the dwelling, NBC News reported Wednesday.
An image shows the suspect in the case:
The Riviera Beach Police Department said officers responded when a report came in about a child not breathing at the location. When they arrived at the scene, they found paramedics tending him.
A babysitter said after the child drank a bottle of apple juice he claimed it “tasted weird” and spit out the liquid. However, the child then reportedly shivered, shook, and was cold
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