Parents avoid jail after baby dies from cocaine in breast milk

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Oct, 22:54 · Archive

A nine-day-old girl died after ingesting cocaine through her mother's breast milk.

Darcey Maunder, a nine-day-old baby, died at a hotel in Newquay, Cornwall on 11 November after ingesting cocaine through her mother's breast milk. Her parents, Andrew Maunder and Rochelle Thomas, have avoided prison sentences, though a judge said they 'entirely failed' their daughter, exposing her to the class-A drug before and after birth.

How it is being reported

• Parents of newborn baby girl who 'died after ingesting cocaine through breast feeding' avoid prison sentenceDaily Mail · 1 Oct, 21:49
• Baby girl died in hotel from cocaine in mum's breast milk - parents spared jailThe Mirror · 1 Oct, 20:06

In this story: Andrew Maunder · Rochelle Thomas · Darcey Maunder · Newquay · Cornwall

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