| Status | Hoax | | Comments | This is another example of one of the "Hidden Needles" legends. In this one, a three year old dies, allegedly from a heroin overdose which he got by playing in a McDonald's play area which had hypodermic needles embedded in play equipment. | | Description | Hi, My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in Sugarland, TX.
On October 2cd, 1994 I took my only son to McDonald's for
his 3rd birthday. After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the
ball pit. When he started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong,
he pointed to the back of his pull-up and simply said "Mommy, it hurts."
But I couldn't find anything wrong with him at that time. I
bathed him when we got home, and it was at that point when I found a
welt on his left buttock. Upon investigating, it seemed as if there was
something like a splinter under the welt. I made an appointment to have
it taken out the next day, but soon he started vomiting and shaking,
then his eyes rolled back into his head. From there, we went to the
emergency room.
He died later that night. It turned out that the welt on his
buttock was the tip of a hypodermic needle that had broken off inside.
The autopsy revealed that Kevin had died from heroine
overdose. The next week, the police removed the balls from the ball pit
and lo and behold. There was rotten food, several hypodermic needles:
some full; some used; knives, half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, and the
stench of urine. If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where?
You can find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10,
1994 issue of the Houston Chronicle. Please forward this to all loving
mothers! | | Related links | Houston Chronicle
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