Scots baby had cocaine in system after drugs found on two dummies
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An ill baby was found to have cocaine in his system while traces of the drug were found on two dummies. The four-week-old was rushed to hospital after becoming "unwell" at a property in Glasgow's Pollokshaws on May 22, 2023.
He had been cared for at the time by Yasmin Mazur, 27, and 29-year-old Connor McBride. A police search uncovered traces of the drug on dummies which were kept in the kitchen and living room.
Manzur and McBride pled guilty today at Glasgow Sheriff Court to causing unnecessary suffering or injury to the boy's health. McBride also pled guilty to a charge of possession of cocaine.
The court heard that Mazur woke to find the baby unwell at 4.30am and an ambulance was called. The boy was taken to hospital where his condition deteriorated and he was placed in an incubator and ventilator.
Prosecutor Danielle McGuinness said: "A urine sample was taken and it tested positive for cocaine." The hospital contacted the police and a search warrant was issued for the property.
Manzur told officers that she "did not know how this happened" while McBride was unwilling to co-operate without legal advice. A search took place in the early hours of May 24.
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Miss McGuinness said: "Swabs were taken from the kitchen, coffee table and bed side table which had traces of cocaine. There were two dummies found on the kitchen work top and in the living room.
"They were taken for analysis and contained an unquantified amount of cocaine." Manzur, now of Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, and McBride were both arrested then provided "no comment" interviews.
The hearing was told that there was no long term harm to the baby. Gemma Elder, defending first offender Manzur, told the court that her client lost her job of six years at a building company due to the "unknown outcome" of the case.
Garvey McArdle, defending McBride, stated that his client is now studying to become a drugs counsellor. Sentence was deferred pending background reports until next month by Sheriff Tony Kelly who granted the pair bail meantime.
He said: "The court is considering custody for both of you - I should not pre-judge the outcome before I have reports. You both put the child in grave danger."
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