After the case of the 9-year-old boy who was admitted to Cordova for having been intoxicated with cocaine, Justice will analyze the possibility of charging the minor’s parents. At the moment, the title of the case has not been defined, but The transfer of the rest of the couple’s children was ordered so that they could undergo tests and evaluate their state of health.
The fact became known last Sunday, when the child was taken by his parents to the police station. Eva Perón Southwest Provincial Hospital, because he had a fever that they were unable to get rid of on their own. The possibility had even been considered that he had suffered “an atypical seizure” due to the tremors that his body was making. As a result of this, doctors performed a series of studies that confirmed the presence of the substance in his body.
According to the sources consulted by Infobae, the boy was subjected to a cocaine test that gave a positive result and made it possible to verify that the body had begun to drain the drug through urine. In addition, the pediatric staff diagnosed him with pulmonary disease in the right lung, so they arranged for him to remain hospitalized to observe his evolution.
Although it was not possible to specify the amount that the minor had ingested, the director of the Eva Perón Provincial Hospital of the Southwest, Guillermo Checchiassured that the patient was in good health and that his life was not at risk. However, he explained that he is still receiving oxygen therapy, with the aim of healing the injuries caused by the clinical condition.
While the affected minor advances in his recovery, the Family Violence prosecutor, Pablo Cuenca Tagleraised the possibility that the child’s parents could be charged for the events that occurred. “We are awaiting the results of the social reports in order to be able to make available the charges,” he said. in a dialogue with the local media ElDoce.tv.
Last Monday Cuenca Tagle ordered that the family’s home be searched, with the aim of analyzing the environment in which the minor was growing up. Although it was not revealed whether any items of interest were seized, the prosecutor reported that the victim’s siblings were taken from their parents.
“The siblings were taken to the Women’s Centre to be monitored by medical professionals to determine their current situation. They will also undergo a toxicological analysis,” explained the investigator regarding the measures that will be taken after the child’s father confessed to the police personnel involved in the case that both the mother and one of her other children had drug problems.
At the moment, the mechanism by which the boy would have ingested the substance was not established. Although the parents indicated that it could have been induced by a third person, the hospital director stressed that it would not be possible to give an accurate answer, because due to the boy’s age there would also be a probability that he had inhaled the chemical. .
“It was a surprise to the parents, apparently because of a third person who could have done this. In the case of a boy of that age, he may have consumed,” said the specialist in dialogue with the Arriba Córdoba news program, broadcast by the The twelve .
In the same way, the expert pointed out that the minor would have had “a significant intake” of the substance and, although he recognized that the episode could have consequences, Cecchi clarified that “it can cause neuronal damage, like an adult, but there is “We have to take it on time.” Likewise, he denied that the boy had a history of being admitted to hospitals for drug use.
