An Ohio couple was charged with child endangerment after their 8-year-old son overdosed on heroin.
Charles Dowdy called police to his Brea home on Jan. 11 after he noticed his son was not breathing and his lips were turning blue.
“I think he was sleeping and I think what happened was he rolled over and I don’t think he could breathe,” Dowdy can be heard saying in audio obtained by WYKC.
The call also reveals that Dowdy incorrectly told the dispatcher his son was 7 years old.
When police arrived, they found Dowdy performing chest compressions on the child, the Washington Post reported.
After feeling a pulse on the boy, officers took him to Southwest General Health center, where he was resuscitated.
Police suspected Dowdy and the boy’s mother, Danielle Simko, were using drugs after syringes were found at the home.
Dowdy and Simko admitted using drugs earlier that day after a bag of heroin and prescription pills was found inside their son’s sock and in a toy watch, WKYC reported.
The boy’s urine later tested positive for heroin.
Dowdy and Simko were arrested at the hospital. During their arraignment Friday, their bond remained at $150,000. Their next hearing is on Feb. 22.
Both Simko and Dowdy are not to have any contact with their child. The boy is staying with relatives, Fox reported.
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