A mother who gave her son LSD so they could both take it together has walked free from court.
The Sefton mum-of-two, who cannot be named for legal reasons, took the hallucinogenic drug with her boyfriend, son and his teenage friend last summer.
The emergency services needed to be called when her teenage son's reaction was so severe he needed to be rushed to hospital.
The boy fell down the stairs "after saying he could fly", a court was told today.
The boy also trashed a house and bit his mother after suffering "catastrophic" effects from taking the drug.
Sentencing her today at Liverpool Crown Court, Recorder Heather Williams QC told the woman: "Your actions were grossly irresponsible."
The court was told how her son had been taking about wanting to try LSD for some time.
Having tried the drug as a teen and recalling feeling "giggly" at it, the mum, in her 40s, said she would rather her child took it in the safety of her home, rather "than in a park somewhere", if he were going to take it at all.
On June 15 last year the group all took tabs of LSD and after lying down for about an hour, the boy said he felt no effect so took another tab, which led to a drastic change.
Chris Taylor, prosecuting, said police were called at about 5pm after he began to lash out.
He said: "Officers were met with her son and he was in full influence of the drug. He was shouting the words 'yellow' and 'pineapple' and was lashing out at officers.
"He was very erratic and as a safety precaution they had to handcuff him for his own safety. He was experiencing an excited delirium."
Mr Taylor said the teen had hallucinated during this time and said he felt like he could fly at the top of a set of stairs, before falling down them.
He then ran outside into a garden and injured his neck on a washing line.
During this time, when his mother was trying to restrain him, he punched her and bit her thigh.
Mr Taylor said: "We could say the decision to take LSD was a deliberate disregard of the welfare of the victims."
In a statement given to police, the boy's grandfather said he was "heartbroken" when he found out what had happened.
He wrote: "When this first happened, we were heartbroken. We thought we were going to find [the boy] in a morgue and we were disgusted with our daughter."
Officers took the boy to hospital where he was treated for his injuries. Physically, he had some bruising and the court heard how in the months after he sometimes had flashbacks, as a side effect to the drug.
His friend, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, did not suffer any injuries.
The woman, a full time worker, pleaded guilty to the charge of assault/ill treating/neglecting/abandoning a young person likely to cause suffering.
Her father said: "She said she just stopped being a parent for a little while. She knows she's done wrong.
"We are supporting her as much as we can. She knows she's messed up. She needs help and support."
Mr Taylor said: "The defendant was trying to protect the two boys by providing them a safe haven. It's certainly misjudged, but it could feel like a brief momentary lapse of judgement."
The court heard the woman had no previous convictions and this was her first time taking LSD since she was a teen.
Following the incident her son and young daughter were taken to live with relatives.
Desmond Lennon, defending, pleaded for his client not to receive an immediate custodial sentence as she had been making good progress in her life and was profoundly sorry.
He said: "This incident was a culmination of him [the boy] asking her to be able to use the drug. Her (other) choices were he would have the LSD in an unknown space and some harm could befall him.
"As a consequence her thought was it could be done in her home and it could be a safe haven for him.
"He took it and it had no effect on him, and he took the second one and it had a catastrophic effect."
He added: "She should have never allowed this to take place. She is genuinely sorry, she is genuinely contrite. The court can have absolute confidence this will never happen again."
Sentencing, Recorder Williams said: "This is an unusual case that does not fit in easily with the guidelines."
The woman was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for one year.
She must also attend 20 days of rehab and carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, as well as paying a victim surcharge fee.
