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| Arrests after child's drug death | Arrests after child's drug death |
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| Two men have been arrested after a two-year-old boy died from an overdose of the heroin substitute methadone. | Two men have been arrested after a two-year-old boy died from an overdose of the heroin substitute methadone. |
| The boy was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital last week but doctors were unable to save him. | The boy was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital last week but doctors were unable to save him. |
| His brother, three, is in a stable condition and a four-month-old boy was treated as a precaution, police said. | |
| A 30-year-old man was held on suspicion of neglect and a 33-year-old man was held on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug. | |
| Both have been bailed pending inquiries. | |
| Case review | Case review |
| Emergency services were called to an address in Walkers Heath, near Birmingham, on Tuesday morning, where the two-year-old was found seriously ill. | Emergency services were called to an address in Walkers Heath, near Birmingham, on Tuesday morning, where the two-year-old was found seriously ill. |
| West Midlands Police said three children were taken to hospital as all of them had consumed "a harmful substance". | West Midlands Police said three children were taken to hospital as all of them had consumed "a harmful substance". |
| The two-year-old died on Thursday evening. | The two-year-old died on Thursday evening. |
| The surviving boys are believed to have been placed in protective care by Birmingham City Council. | |
| A council statement said that following police inquiries there would be a serious case review by the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board. | |
| Methadone is given to heroin addicts to help wean them off their addiction to the drug. | Methadone is given to heroin addicts to help wean them off their addiction to the drug. |