Baby left to chew cannabis capsule
A baby girl caught chewing on a capsule of cannabis oil had to spend three days in hospital earlier this month.
A man was sentenced in the Whanganui District Court yesterday for possession of the oil.
The child was unharmed.
Alexander Charles Holmes was moving with his partner and 13-month-old child on September 11, into his partner's sister's home. The sister has an 8-month-old daughter.
The group were unpacking at the house and had items "scattered" in the hallway, police prosecutor Sergeant Rachel Willemsen said.
They went outside for a break amidst the unpacking, when the sister discovered her daughter chewing on the capsule.
The child had greenish, blackish smudges around her mouth, Ms Willemsen said.
She was taken to hospital and watched for three days before being released.
He pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis oil.Holmes told police: "I feel bad that it got into contact with an...
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