Parents exposed baby boy to monkey dust drug before he died at seven weeks old
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA baby was exposed to the harmful monkey dust drug before his died aged just seven weeks old, an inquest was told. 'Neglected' Ronnie Higginson tragically died at his home on November 26, 2019, after going into cardiac arrest.
Just days before his death, concerns were raised over his health, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports. His parents were told to take him to a hospital or a walk-in centre due to his cough and difficulty breathing.
But that never happened, the inquest into his death heard. READ NEXT: Friends of mum found dead beside disabled daughter in murder-suicide say she was 'really struggling' One social worker who had visited the family home, in Cobridge in Stoke-on-Trent, in the weeks before Ronnie was born described the conditions as some of the worst she had seen in 16 years as a child protection worker.
She said she was 'taken aback' by the conditions inside the home. Following his death, Ronnie's mum Kayleigh Clarke was jailed for 27 months after being convicted of child cruelty by neglect.
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