Neighbours of methadone death baby speak out
NEIGHBOURS of toddler Jayden Green's parents have told how the couple sold stolen property on their doorstep to fund their drug habit.
During their trial a jury heard that both Jamie Green and Sonia Britton were addicted to crack cocaine and heroin – the methadone that killed Jayden was a heroin substitute.
Many of the couple's neighbours in busy Bell Hill Road, St George, were unwilling to talk about the family. But some said that they had been approached by them and offered goods for cash.
One resident, who asked not to be named, said: "They would come round trying to sell us things – nappies, suntan lotion, even a tortoise."
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The resident remembered hearing screams when Jayden was found.
He said: "I'm shocked by what happened but it wasn't a surprise – it's the drugs, isn't it?"
Detective Chief Inspector Simon Crisp, who was in charge of the investigation, said the case showed how dangerous hard drugs and their substitutes were in a family environment.
He said: "We want to make clear that parents cannot administer methadone to their children like Calpol.
"Last summer, a young boy, aged just 23 months, died from a methadone overdose.
"Forensic testing showed he was exposed to methadone over a prolonged period of his short life.
"During the trial evidence was heard about the unlawful administration of methadone to a child. This shows the dangers of abusing methadone – particularly with children.
"Achieving this conviction is the result of a joint investigation by the police, our criminal justice partners, the witness care unit and those people who have given evidence in the case.
"In working together we have collectively shown that these parents' actions were serious."
Comments
by Graders
Thursday, June 21 2012, 5:05PM
“He should have been taken away at birth these two are very well known drug addicts this could have been avoided - yet again where are those who are supposed to protect these little babies authorities and family members? I hav'nt sobbed this hard since the Baby P storey makes me sick to the core. God bless his little heart you poor little man xx”
by Genet
Wednesday, June 13 2012, 10:23AM
“Why the hell didn't these neighbor's contact the authorities?! I would have done. And I don't think drug user's, addict's, alcoholics should have custody of children period!! What kind of life is that for them? That poor child.”
by Tody123
Saturday, June 09 2012, 6:38PM
“what happened to the tortoise ?”
by Cider_Dog
Saturday, June 09 2012, 5:35PM
“@truwester - Most of the critiscism came from you, I even apologized for misinterpreting one of your comments.
I stand by all of what i have written about drug addicts - they hurt the people closest to themselves as the story here proves. The people who they hurt have no choice in the matter, whereas the addicts choose to take drugs.
Your own story is just not relevant beacause the story is not about YOU or your own experience / battle with addiction.
An opinion on the subject matter is what matters whether you agree or disagree.
I have not 'attacked' you personally unless you count my mildly sarcastic and ill-humored jibes. You are highly defensive and very emotional because you are not looking at the disussion in an objective manner.
Anyway, that's all from me, I'm off for a pint in the sunshine...good luck.”
by truwester
Saturday, June 09 2012, 2:56AM
“@ "roly12345 and fuldude56 and cider dog" cant believe how narrow minded some people really are yes i was a drug user whooppee doo you can call me all the names you want cider dog it wont change the fact that my life really could not be better at the moment so your opinions are yours if youve got nothing better to do than to keep critisising me then i wish you all the luck in the world !! and @roly12345 i thank you again im sorry to hear about your neice xxx it took my mum dying to be the final straw for me but im back on track now and am really happy so again thankyou xxx and also @ fuldude56 i didnt say they were good parents i was just expressing the fact that they did idolise jayden lee and when he was first born they stayed clean for a while obviously something big changed that and i agree with anyone else on here what happened to jayden was a horrible horrible thing especially as it was brought on by the people who loved him most and were supposed to love care and protect him . all i was trying to say at the begging of all this stupidness that cider dog took totally took out of hand was that not all drug/ex drug users are bvad parents his comments are totally out of order and uncalled fore but i know what a struggle its been so his narrow mindedness is his problem, goodbye for now x”
by roly12345
Saturday, June 09 2012, 1:56AM
“Red arrows?
Honestly,
if humanity in all its different guises offends you, why don't you get a piety powered space ship and go forth.”
by roly12345
Friday, June 08 2012, 7:03PM
“I'm sorry Cider_Dog, you may have some very real reasons for hating heroin users, but attacking someone who quite evidently has made great strides back from the precipice serves no one.
I hate heroin as it stole my niece away, but she is making the long walk back from hell and I do hope that if you don't want to wish her well, then do the next best thing and keep it to yourself.”
by fuldude56
Friday, June 08 2012, 3:48PM
“truwester, if as you say the parents idolised poor Jayden why did they give him methadone, doesn't seem something good parents would do”
by Cider_Dog
Friday, June 08 2012, 2:24PM
“@truwester - I apologise you are a drug addict not a user, my mistake.
I know how important these terms are to people like you, its how you control your addiction.
While we are on the subject of the correct use of the English language could you also try and construct a sentence that is a) correctly punctuated and b) correctly structured.
While its a fair comment to say that not all drug addicts are bad parents, I am confident that there is a much lower percentage of 'good' parents within the drug addicted sector.
A drug addict will put their addiction before anything else in the world, that's a fact and you know it.
My tortoise is not 'silly' either, I have more meaningful conversations with him that I would do with you.”
by truwester
Friday, June 08 2012, 1:30AM
“thank you roly12345 xxx i didnt come on here and comment to wear a medal of my recovery as cider_dog seems to think i commented to let people know that not all addicts are bad people that ill treat children . so cider_dog u say i shouldnt patronise u !!!! u r a joke theres only one person doin this and thats u with ur silly tortoise comments . i used to be an addict by the way fool so please refrain from calling me a drug user idiot . people like u make me LOL critisising drug users but trying to big urself up as a cider drinker !!! hahahahaha how very responsible that is LOL ffffooooooollllllllll”