Crime
by Jacob Miley
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A BABY boy was critically injured after ingesting a "significant" amount of the drug ice during a visit to a Glitter Strip unit complex with his mother, police allege.
Detectives from the Gold Coast Child Protection Investigation Unit on Wednesday charged the 20-year-old mum after a month-long investigation.
Police will allege the woman visited a Hamilton Ave unit complex at Surfers Paradise with her 12-month-old baby on November 6.
Police allege the baby boy ingested a âsignificantâ amount of the drug ice.
Acting Detective Inspector Troy Penrose, of the Vulnerable Persons and Domestic Violence Unit, said police would allege the child consumed a "significant quantity" of methamphetamine while at the unit.