iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Massachusetts police released a video showing a toddler trying to rouse her apparently unconscious mother from an alleged drug overdose. The video was released by the Lawrence Police Department in Massachusetts in an effort to draw attention to the dangers of drug addiction.
In the video, a young girl in a pink outfit cries as she tugs on her mother’s arm, attempting to wake her up. She was filmed by bystanders, who called 911. The mother has not yet been identified.
“It’s heartbreaking, obviously, to watch that video,” Lawrence Police Chief James Fitzpatrick told local ABC affiliate WCVB-TV.
Fitzpatrick told WCVB-TV that the child has been removed from the mother’s care and that the woman will likely face charges of child endangerment.
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