Four-week-old baby tests positive for cocaine before police find it on dummies

Connor McBride pleaded blameworthy successful a Glasgow tribunal aft a month-old babe was rushed to infirmary and tested affirmative for cocaine (Image: Mike Gibbons)

A month-old babe was recovered with cocaine successful his strategy and the drug was besides detected connected 2 dummies, a UK court has heard. The babe was rushed to infirmary aft falling sick astatine a Glasgow spot connected May 22, 2023, portion nether the attraction of Yasmin Manzur, 27, and Connor McBride, 29.

A police hunt revealed cocaine traces connected dummies successful the room and surviving room. Both Manzur and McBride admitted causing unnecessary suffering oregon wounded to the boy's wellness astatine Glasgow Sheriff Court today.

McBride besides confessed to cocaine possession. Prosecutor Danielle McGuinness told the tribunal that Manzur woke up astatine 4.30am to find the babe unwell and called an ambulance.

The baby's information deteriorated astatine the hospital, starring to him being placed successful an incubator and ventilator. "A urine illustration was taken and it tested affirmative for cocaine," she informed the court.

Yasmin Manzur (Image: Mike Gibbons)

After the affirmative drugs test, the infirmary alerted the police, who obtained a hunt warrant for the property, reports the Daily Record. Manzur told officers she "did not cognize however this happened", portion McBride refused to co-operate without ineligible advice

A hunt was conducted successful the aboriginal hours of May 24.

"Swabs were taken from the kitchen, java array and bedside array which had traces of cocaine. There were 2 dummies recovered connected the room worktop and successful the surviving room," Miss McGuinness disclosed. "They were taken for investigation and contained an unquantified magnitude of cocaine."

Following their arrest, Manzur and McBride remained soundless during their interviews.

The tribunal was informed that fortunately, the babe did not endure immoderate lasting harm. Gemma Elder, representing Manzur, who faced her archetypal offence, told the tribunal her lawsuit was dismissed from her six-year relation astatine a operation institution owed to the ongoing case's uncertain outcome.

Garvey McArdle, acting for McBride, shared that his lawsuit is pursuing a vocation arsenic a drugs counsellor.

Sheriff Tony Kelly postponed the sentencing until the pursuing period for further reports portion allowing some defendants bail, cautioning them with the stern reminder: "The tribunal is considering custody for some of you - I should not pre-judge the result earlier I person reports. You some enactment the kid successful sedate danger."