1. Father who gave newborn OxyContin to stop her crying released from prison after just 17 days.
A 22-year-old Queensland man who almost killed his newborn daughter by feeding her OxyContin to stop her from crying has been released from prison after just 17 days.
The man gave his newborn daughter the “hillbilly heroin” to make her sleep by crushing up the drugs and mixing them with water.
The Gold Coast Bulletin reports that the man then googled: “Is OxyContin dangerous to babies?”
He later called an ambulance after the baby girl became sick.
Judge David Kent described the incident as a “nutty experiment.”
“What else could you expect? It’s pretty basic,” he said. “He (later) did a Google search ‘is OxyContin dangerous to babies? It revealed to him, yes it is’,” he said.
“He doesn’t have to be smart — Google is smart for him.”
Judge Kent said he considered the 17 days spent in custody immediately after his admission of guilt as time served.
The man was sentenced to three years in prison but walked free from court on probation yesterday.
2. Dreamworld to reopen tomorrow, three days after the death of four people.
Dreamworld will open its doors tomorrow just three days after four adults were killed, and two children miraculously survived a malfunctioning ride.
In a statement the company said only smaller rides will operate and the proceeds will go towards charity.
“Park safety is our priority. Dreamworld would like to assure the public and our guests that at the time of the incident the park was fully compliant with all required safety certifications,” the company said.
Top Comments
Really, #1, this idiot had to Google to see if Oxycontin was dangerous for babies? Jesus Christ, I hope there's some serious supervision going on if he's around this poor child.
#2, I feel so bad for the poor girl operating the emergency stop switch, I can't imagine how this must be affecting her.
how could anyone really think it would be safe to give oxy to a baby ? hell its not even safe for a lot of adults