The child was taken on July 15 at the Notre-Dame clinic in Gosselies in a state of health requiring an absolute emergency. According to RTL, the little girl spent afternoon with her grandmother, known for facts of drug addiction. According to the latter, the child accidentally ingested a methadone capsule.
The provisional report of the medical examiner specifies that “The presence of methadone is highly suspected of voluntary poisoning by a third party, the possibility of accidental ingestion being estimated very unlikely“explains a judicial source published by RTL.
The mother of the child, who came to recover the baby from the grandmother, called for help. It is today, like the father, in detention under arrest warrant. The grandmother benefits from alternative measures to detention. The little girl was saved by the medical teams. Charleroi’s justice wants to know if someone has voluntarily poisoned the infant.
This Monday, the Charleroi prosecutor’s office communicated on the case. He specifies that Lhe July 16, 2025, it was notified that traces of methadone and cocaine had been highlighted in the urine of an 11 month old hospitalized baby. The child had been admitted to the emergency room the day before and transferred to the pediatric resuscitation service in COMA. The prosecution adds that the‘Child’s state of health is currently reassuring. Investigation duties are still underway.
