McDonald said he hadn’t seen a case in which a child overdosed twice in such a short timespan. During the weekend, McDonald said neither parent made a statement to explain how it happened. The ongoing police investigation shows that the child twice got access to the medication — on July 19 and July 24. The Marion Police Department told The Washington Post that the little girl was admitted to the hospital days earlier for the same affliction. Marion Police Maj. Jay McDonald said in a phone interview, “I’m shocked at the circumstances surrounding the case.

Source: Washington Post July 28, 2016 17:22 UTC