Parents at Trinity-Bellwoos areas are approaching playgrounds with more caution now. A mother of a 3-year-old toddler brought her son to the hospital after she saw a small prick mark on the hands of her son. The mother was not sure though whether or not her son got the prick mark from the syringes, which the boy found in the playground area at Charles G Fraser Junior Public School at the Trinity-Bellwoods area.
The toddler was in an elementary school playground at Trinity-Bellwoods area Toronto when he found a "small bag containing several syringes," which might have pricked his hands. For precaution, the child was immediately transported to the hospital by an ambulance.
Const. Craig Brister reported that the incident occurred between 5:00 and 5:30 pm at Charles G. Fraser Junior Public School at the area of Trinity-Bellwoods. He added that when the mom of the toddler checked the hands of the boy there was a small prick mark on his hands, though she was not sure whether or not the mark came from the syringes. For safety precaution, the mother took her son to the hospital through an ambulance.
"The child was playing in the playground area and came across a small bag containing several syringes," Brister said to CBC News. He also said that he did not have an explanation as to why those things happen.
Police still have not confirmed whether the boy was really pricked by the needle. The case is still under investigation. "I imagine there's probably going to have to be testing done on the syringes. We're probably not going to get that back any time soon," Inside Toronto quoted Brister as saying.
Meanwhile, this is not the first time a bag of syringe has been found at a playground in Toronto. As per Toronto Police, not so long ago they found razor blades on the slide at the playground area and before that, somebody found pills. They advised parents in the area to first "have a look" before releasing young kids in a play area.
