The two-year-old boy was rushed to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children with large amounts of cannabis in his system. Five people, three women and two men, have been arrested on suspicion of child cruelty

A two-year-old boy was left fighting for his life after eating cannabis.

The toddler was rushed to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children with large amounts of the drugs in his system.

Five adults were arrested across Sunday and Monday on suspicion of child cruelty, police have said. They include three women, aged 51, 27 and 20 and two men, 28 and 25.

A PSNI spokesperson told Belfast Live: “In response to a report of alleged child cruelty, police arrested a 25-year-old male and 20-year-old female on 13 June.

“During a follow-up search of a residential property, a number of items were recovered for examination including a quantity of tablets, medication and drugs paraphernalia.

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