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Hong Kong mother and aunt arrested over accidental cannabis sweet poisoning of children

In Hong Kong, a mother and her aunt were arrested after two children were hospitalized due to consuming cannabis-infused sweets. The mother reportedly mistook the sweets for regular candy, leading to her 12-year-old daughter vomiting and her 6-year-old son briefly losing consciousness. Both children received treatment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. AI

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Hong Kong mother and aunt arrested over accidental cannabis sweet poisoning of children

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Danny Mok ·

    Hong Kong mother, aunt, held after cannabis sweets send 2 children to hospital

    Hong Kong police have arrested a mother and her husband’s aunt after the mother allegedly mistakenly fed her two children cannabis-infused sweets, sending them to hospital. The force received a report at about 4pm on Monday that a six-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl had fallen …