News (Media Awareness Project) - UK: Web: Jude Law Daughter In Ecstasy Scare |
Title: | UK: Web: Jude Law Daughter In Ecstasy Scare |
Published On: | 2002-10-07 |
Source: | BBC News (UK Web) |
Fetched On: | 2008-01-21 23:09:38 |
JUDE LAW DAUGHTER IN ECSTASY SCARE
Jude Law and Sadie Frost's two-year-old daughter, Iris, has been rushed to
hospital after swallowing part of an ecstasy tablet.
Frost - who recently gave birth to the couple's third child - was able to
retrieve half of the tablet before Iris could swallow it all.
The incident took place at a children's party in London private members'
club Soho House, where Iris is thought to have picked the tablet off the floor.
Iris's stomach was pumped and she was given a precautionary brain scan, it
was reported.
Police were then called and the two-year-old was kept in hospital for
observation.
Road to Perdition star Law, 29, was said to have been told the news while
filming in the US.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We were called at 4.11pm Saturday
afternoon by a London hospital regarding a two-year-old female child that
was believed to have swallowed half a tablet of ecstasy.
"The child had been attending a children's party on Saturday where she was
believed to have picked up a tablet that had been left on the floor of the
premises on Old Compton Street.
"The premises had been used as a bar and nightclub on the Friday.
"It is believed that the child's mother discovered the two-year-old with an
obstruction in her mouth. She managed to retrieve one half before it could
be ingested.
"An ambulance took the child to the hospital where she was kept in for
observation overnight. She was released Sunday morning.
"The tablet has been confirmed as ecstasy," he said.
'Private Matter'
A spokesman for the Soho House Club, where the incident happened, said:
"There was a private party. It was a private matter."
He later added: "We have requested a meeting with the Metropolitan Police
and will be co-operating fully with them.
"It is made clear to all our members in the club's rules and regulations
that drugs will not be tolerated on the premises."
A police source said there was no suggestion that the parents were guilty
of neglect, adding: "There are no plans to take action against the parents
of the victim.
"This is being considered as an unforeseen accident outside the parents'
control."
The licensing branch of the Metropolitan Police has been informed and will
decide whether to take further action.
Frost gave birth to son, Rudy, last month. They have another son, Rafferty,
five, and Frost has an 11-year-old son, Finley, from a previous marriage.
Jude Law and Sadie Frost's two-year-old daughter, Iris, has been rushed to
hospital after swallowing part of an ecstasy tablet.
Frost - who recently gave birth to the couple's third child - was able to
retrieve half of the tablet before Iris could swallow it all.
The incident took place at a children's party in London private members'
club Soho House, where Iris is thought to have picked the tablet off the floor.
Iris's stomach was pumped and she was given a precautionary brain scan, it
was reported.
Police were then called and the two-year-old was kept in hospital for
observation.
Road to Perdition star Law, 29, was said to have been told the news while
filming in the US.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We were called at 4.11pm Saturday
afternoon by a London hospital regarding a two-year-old female child that
was believed to have swallowed half a tablet of ecstasy.
"The child had been attending a children's party on Saturday where she was
believed to have picked up a tablet that had been left on the floor of the
premises on Old Compton Street.
"The premises had been used as a bar and nightclub on the Friday.
"It is believed that the child's mother discovered the two-year-old with an
obstruction in her mouth. She managed to retrieve one half before it could
be ingested.
"An ambulance took the child to the hospital where she was kept in for
observation overnight. She was released Sunday morning.
"The tablet has been confirmed as ecstasy," he said.
'Private Matter'
A spokesman for the Soho House Club, where the incident happened, said:
"There was a private party. It was a private matter."
He later added: "We have requested a meeting with the Metropolitan Police
and will be co-operating fully with them.
"It is made clear to all our members in the club's rules and regulations
that drugs will not be tolerated on the premises."
A police source said there was no suggestion that the parents were guilty
of neglect, adding: "There are no plans to take action against the parents
of the victim.
"This is being considered as an unforeseen accident outside the parents'
control."
The licensing branch of the Metropolitan Police has been informed and will
decide whether to take further action.
Frost gave birth to son, Rudy, last month. They have another son, Rafferty,
five, and Frost has an 11-year-old son, Finley, from a previous marriage.
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