A group of children that had eaten sweets believed to be laced with cannabis are set to be discharged from hospital.
Three kids, aged 12, 12 and 13, suffered a ‘violent reaction’ after they ingested the jellies outside a row of shops in Epsom, Surrey yesterday.
Locals alerted the emergency services after they were spotted vomiting uncontrollably and falling in and out of consciousnesses.
A further child, 12, was also hospitalised for overnight observation from medical staff after he was believed to have eaten the sweets.
Surrey Police say that all four of the children are not thought to have suffered long-term ill-effects from the ordeal.
The force revealed that one of the kids was discharged from hospital overnight, while the other three are expected to be released later on today.
A probe has now been launched into the origin of the sweets. Officers say that they will be speaking with the children and their families about the incident.
Detective Sergeant Lisa Betchley said: “These children were incredibly lucky that they were not more seriously affected by whatever it was that they ate - and this is thanks, in great part, to the prompt actions of two medical students who happened to be nearby and assisted in the early stages; as well as the South East Coast Ambulance Service and hospital staff for their rapid response and treatment.
"We are still investigating where the children obtained these sweets from, and are still keen for any information that may help us identify the specific source of the sweets in this case.
"I'd also ask anyone who has these types of products to think about how they store them and who could access them - consider the impact should these sweets come into the possession of younger children who have no knowledge of their contents.”
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