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Drug overdose killed NSW toddler - not drowning in the bath, says coroner

July 6, 2018
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A toddler who died in 2005 in NSW's Hunter Region was deliberately given anti-depressant medication and did not drown in a bathtub, a coroner has found.

The 21-month-old boy was given a tablet containing the drug, and rushed to a Singleton hospital by his mother but died as a consequence of Amitriptyline toxicity, Deputy State Coroner Elaine Truscott said today.

"I have determined that [he] was deliberately given the medication and I have determined that he did not suffer a drowning," Ms Truscott said.

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