A Queensland father has been charged by police for poisoning a two-month-old baby girl after he allegedly gave her an OxyContin tablet to settle her down.
The girl was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital on Sunday night and currently remains there in a stable condition.
The 22-year-old man gave the strong painkiller – also known as ‘hillbilly heroin’ – to his daughter to stop her from crying so he could have some ‘time out’, The Daily Mail reports.
It is believed the man was attempting to put her back to sleep so he could resume a hobby of his.
However, police refused to elaborate on what the particular hobby was.
