Tuesday, June 19, a child of around ten was found in a state of ethyl coma in a street in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. An investigation was opened by Social Assistance for Children.
On June 19, around 1:50 p.m., a ten-year-old child without an identity document was found on the ground, in the rue Censier, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.
According to The Parisian, it was the moans of the boy in an alcoholic coma that alerted a passer-by, who immediately called for help. When the police arrived there, they found that the child “smells strongly of alcohol. Vomits and trembles”, reports the daily. Put on a drip by the doctor from Samu, he made the decision “given his small build” to transfer him to Necker hospital, in the 15th arrondissement. The minor, whose identity has not been revealed, was still hospitalized Thursday with his mother at his bedside.
An open social services investigation
Following a report from the Parisian judicial police’s Minors’ Brigade, the Children’s Social Aid decided to open an investigation. This should make it possible to understand the circumstances and the reasons why the boy consumed a large amount of alcohol.
“Every year, we see a few children of 10-14 years old arriving in this state. The excess is akin to a bet, a competition with the greatest. It also often responds to a discomfort, a lack of parental attention “, attempts to analyze Parisian Pierre Canoui, Paris hospital doctor and former child psychiatrist at Necker hospital.
The investigation opened by the social services should make it possible to understand the circumstances and the reasons why the boy consumed a large amount of alcohol.
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