- A four-month-old girl was admitted to Albury Base Hospital in late October
- Tests showed she had amphetamine and methylamphetamine (ice) in her system
- Her father, 24, from North Albury was arrested in Albury on Wednesday at 9am
- He was charged with use poison so as to endanger life or inflict grievous harm
- Police say the man ‘administered ice to the child by contaminating her dummy
A man who allegedly contaminated his baby daughter’s dummy with ice will face court on poisoning charges.
The four-month-old girl was admitted to Albury Base Hospital in late October with an unknown illness when police were notified.
Tests revealed the baby had amphetamine and methylamphetamine (ice) in her system.
A man will face Albury Local Court (pictured) on charges after allegedly putting ice on his baby’s dummy
Tests found the baby had amphetamine and methylamphetamine (ice) in her system, allegedly found on her dummy (stock picture)
NSW Health detectives referred the case to the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse Squad who then launched an investigation.
Around 9am on Wednesday a 24-year-old North Albury man was arrested after he was chased by officers on foot in Albury.
He was taken Albury Police Station and charged with use poison so as to endanger life or inflict grievous harm.
Police say the man ‘recklessly administered ice to the child by contaminating her dummy’.
The man was denied bail and will appear at Albury Local Court on Thursday.
Police were told a four-month-old girl had been admitted to Albury Base Hospital in late October with an unknown illness