Original Houston version:
Hi, My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in
Sugarland, TX.
On October 2nd, 1994 I took my only son to McDonald's for his 3rd
Birthday. After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball
pit.
When he started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he
pointed to the back of his pull-up and simply said"Mommy, it hurts."
But I couldn't find anything wrong with him at thattime. I bathed him
when we got home, and it was at that point when I found a welt on his
left buttock. Upon investigating, it seemed as if there was something
like a splinter under the welt. I made an appointment to have it
taken out the next day, but soon he started vomiting and shaking, then
his eyes rolled back into his head.
From there, we went to the emergency room. He died later that
night. It turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a
hypodermic needle that had broken off inside. The autopsy revealed
that Kevin had died from Heroine overdose.
The next week, the police removed the balls from the ball pit and
lo and behold. There was rotten food, several hypodermic needles:
some full; some used; knives, half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, and
the stench of urine.
If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where? You can find
the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10, 1994 issue of the
Houston Chronicle. Please forward this to everyone you know.
Midrand variant:
Hi, My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in Midrand.
On October 2nd, 1999 I took my only son to McDonald's for his 3rd
birthday. After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball
pit.
When he started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he
pointed to the back of his pull-up and simply said "Mommy, it hurts."
But I couldn't find anything wrong with him at that time. I bathed him
when we got home, and it was at that point when I found a welt on his
left buttock. Upon investigating, it seemed as if there was something
like a splinter under the welt. I made an appointment to have it taken
out the next day, but soon he started vomiting and shaking, then his
eyes rolled back into his head.
From there, we went to the emergency room. He died later that
night. It turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a
hypodermic needle that had broken off inside. The autopsy revealed
that Kevin had died from heroine overdose.
The next week, the police removed the balls from the ball pit and
lo and behold. There was rotten food, several hypodermic needles: some
full; some used; knives, half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, and the
stench of urine.
If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where? You can
find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10, 1999 issue of the
Midrand Chronicle. Please forward this to all loving mothers.
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