Two Florida mothers were charged with child neglect after they overdosed on heroin while their months-old infants were in the backseat.
Kristen Leigh O’Connor and June Schweinhart, 28 and 29, overdosed on $60 worth of heroin on Thursday at Boynton Beach, Florida, while their infants – one and two months – sat in the back seat
They told local authorities that they met in a drug treatment program, bonding during their pregnancies – their babies were born four days apart – and that O’Connor had gotten the drugs from her old dealer.
Kristen Leigh O’Connor (left) and June Schweinhart (right), 28 and 29, overdosed on $60 worth of heroin on Thursday at Boynton Beach, Florida. Their infants were in the back seat
‘For whatever reason, they decided yesterday to buy heroin and then snorted it while inside the car with their children,’ said the Boynton Beach Police Department on Facebook.
O’Connor had let Schweinhart drive her car because she believed the mother would be able to drive better under the influence, she said to police.
After O’Connor began overdosing, the other called police but too started convulsing as a result of the drugs.
The infants, only one and two months, were taken to the police department and given to family members. The Florida Department of Children and Families had already been notified
Both mothers are allowed to see their children but only under the supervision of other adults and were charged with child neglect
‘Oh my God, oh my God,’ O’Connor said her friend say before passing out, according to the Palm Beach Post.
A woman who had been nearby saw the commotion and spoke with police until they arrived. Both were taken to Bethesda Hospital East.
The infants, only one and two months, were taken to the police department and given to family members. The Florida Department of Children and Families had already been notified.
They were found properly strapped into their car seats by police.
Charged with child neglect, a judge ruled that O’Connor can only see her child when her mother is present. The other mother has to do random drug test at least once a week and can only see her child with another adult present.