Baby found with drugs in system was 'unkempt and unclean' before tragic death

Teona Gherasim

A baby who died after being exposed to heroin and cocaine was discovered to have dirt beneath her fingernails and armpits after being rushed to hospital. Nurses raised concerns about Phoebe-Rose Douglas' 'unkempt and smelly' condition following her arrival at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, an inquest has heard. Paramedics had been called to an address on Meaford Drive, Blurton, following reports the 10-week-old was in cardiac arrest on the morning of October 25 2019. She was transferred