Baby dies of cardiac arrest after mom leaves him under heavy blankets for 12 hours while she smoked cannabis
After being left strapped to a pram for over 12 hours under heavy blankets, a three-month-old baby died while his mother smoked cannabis.
The infant was covered in thick blankets after being placed in the buggy as he went to sleep at his residence in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, Daily Mail reports. At about 11 am the following morning, the baby was found unresponsive with a blanket over his head. He was rushed to the hospital but died a short time later due to cardiac arrest. A probe into the incident later revealed that the boy's mother had taken drugs as he slept. She went to a local garage between 1 am and 2 am leaving the boy alone inside the house.
A criminal investigation into the tragic incident, which occurred in September 2017, is underway. The mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has two other children aged seven and four from a previous relationship.
