A seven-year-old boy has been caught giving heroin to his class mates at an elementary school. The child was caught with eighteen bags of the drug in his backpack and locker after he apparently took them from his father's home in Pittsburgh.
His stash was discovered by a teacher who became suspicious while talking to the boy after he cut his finger with a razor.
But three parents called Quentin Roosevelt Elementary School to complain after their children brought heroin home.
The boy reportedly told police that he handed out the bags of powder - which featured a bunny on the label and were dubbed 'Magic Ticket' - on the school bus.
Parents and the local community in Carrick have reacted with anger.
Shannon Macafee, whose six-year-old daughter attends the school, told KDKA TV: 'It think it's disgusting, I think it's shameful on the parent. However this child got it, someone has to be held accountable.
'I want to know how someone could let their child get their hands on something like this.'
'I explained to my daughter that you don't take anything off anyone, a little kid, stranger, because it could be anything these days.'
Police are investigating how the boy got his hands on the drug and brought a sniffer dog in after classes had finished.
The school said it is sending letters explaining the situation to students today and confirmed that no more drugs were found in the search.
Police have questioned the boy and searched his father's home but found no more drugs. Read More
