WA - Father, 4-year-old son in hospital for heroin overdose

[Niner]

Anymore word on the boy - who cares if the dad survives... (IF it was a murder-suicide...)

 

[LadyL]

well that's pretty disgusting

I hope we hear an update at some point that the little boy will be ok

 

[Filly]

Anymore word on the boy - who cares if the dad survives... (IF it was a murder-suicide...)

Niner, I kept checking, but last I saw they were still sedated and couldn't speak with the "dad". The sedated for such a length of time is worrisome. They could have woke that guy up and quick if there wasn't too much damage done.

Hoping little one is alright. I'll keep checking.

 

[seattlechiquita]

This from Huffington Post:

A Washington state man is accused of trying to kill his 4-year-old with heroin on the day his divorce was supposed to be finalized.

Eric Emil Lehtinen, 37, was found unconscious with his son in their locked Redmond home on Tuesday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Police say a syringe filled with heroin was sticking out of the boy's chest. (more at link)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...eroin-divorce_n_4016176.html?utm_hp_ref=crime

Still cannot find a word on local media. I am speechless.

 

[seattlechiquita]

Spoke too soon. This from Kiro news:

http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/conditions-improve-for-wash-father-son-who-odd/nZ9gj/

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

that article doesn't say the boy died yet, unless I am reading it incorrectly?

Regardless, this is just too much... but then, most of what we read here is... too too tragic.

 

[seattlechiquita]

that article doesn't say the boy died yet, unless I am reading it incorrectly?

Regardless, this is just too much... but then, most of what we read here is... too too tragic.

You are correct APG, it does not --- that was my misreading. Apologies. This case is just too much. :stormingmad:

 

[Filly]

Spoke too soon. This from Kiro news:

http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/conditions-improve-for-wash-father-son-who-odd/nZ9gj/

OMG, and ketamine, morphine, codeine and other drugs.

Straight up .

This could explain them both being under sedation for that length of time. A shot of narcan is almost always used to help with a heroin overdose.

The dude tried to kill himself in 2005 while in withdrawl. That's extreme as bad as withdrawl is. He needed to be in a psychiatric facility for forever. jmo

 

[seattlechiquita]

OMG, and ketamine, morphine, codeine and other drugs.

Straight up .

I believe that is the scientific description of such a life-form. Beyond words. Wish I could give mom and baby a big big :hug:

 

[EGirl]

This from Huffington Post:

A Washington state man is accused of trying to kill his 4-year-old with heroin on the day his divorce was supposed to be finalized.

Eric Emil Lehtinen, 37, was found unconscious with his son in their locked Redmond home on Tuesday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Police say a syringe filled with heroin was sticking out of the boy's chest. (more at link)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...eroin-divorce_n_4016176.html?utm_hp_ref=crime

Still cannot find a word on local media. I am speechless.

I don't see anything here that says the child has passed.

 

[Filly]

I don't see anything here that says the child has passed.

Post Number 27 SC apologized and corrected.

It's a miracle this child is alive.

 

[Filly]

Wish I could give mom and baby a big big :hug:

Mom by all appearances is a beautiful, spiritual woman who by 2012 took to using her maiden name. Except for one check mark on her record she seemed to be levelheaded, and intelligent. Maybe the type who thought she could save someone?

Poor little boy. As bad as this sounds I'd think knowing your a****** father stuck you with a needle had to be terrifying. Puncture on his bottom I pray was something skin popped that knocked him out before the SOB looked for a vein in the little guy's neck.

Sad, sad, sad, sad. To postpone the divorce? Seriously? Hopefully he can't get any drugs in prison. Then again maybe I hope he does.

 

[seattlechiquita]

Mom by all appearances is a beautiful, spiritual woman who by 2012 took to using her maiden name. Except for one check mark on her record she seemed to be levelheaded, and intelligent. Maybe the type who thought she could save someone?

Poor little boy. As bad as this sounds I'd think knowing your a****** father stuck you with a needle had to be terrifying. Puncture on his bottom I pray was something skin popped that knocked him out before the SOB looked for a vein in the little guy's neck.

Sad, sad, sad, sad. To postpone the divorce? Seriously? Hopefully he can't get any drugs in prison. Then again maybe I hope he does.

i wish i could find out how baby is doing, but i am sure they wont release information to anybody tht calls Childrens hospital. what i can tell you all is that the hospital is reknowned for excellent care. prayers, prayers, and more prayers.

 

[Reader]

UPDATE: Redmond man charged with first-degree attempted murder after drug overdose with 4-year-old son

http://www.redmond-reporter.com/news/225649181.html

A 37-year-old Redmond man was booked into King County Jail Friday night and has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and other related charges after a suspected drug overdose with his 4-year-old son last Tuesday.........

Court documents state that Lehtinen was taken to EvergreenHealth and his son was taken to Seattle Children's Hospital. Both remained in stable and sedated condition throughout the week. Their condition had improved by Friday night, according to Redmond Police Department (RPD) spokesperson Mike Dowd, when Lehtinen was transferred to police custody at 11:16 p.m.

Lehtinen is responsive but refusing to tell police what happened on Sept. 24.

Lehtinen's son is still at Children's, undergoing treatment for a drug overdose. "Medical staff located puncture wounds on his body indicating recent needle sticks," according to court documents. There was one wound on the left side of his neck and multiple wounds on his buttocks. An initial toxicology screen of the boy's blood showed the presence of heroin, ketamine, morphine, codeine, norketamine and lidocaine. According to the court documents, it is unknown at this time if the 4-year-old will have longterm effects or damage from the drugs..........

If convicted, Lehtinen could face at least 15 years in prison. He is being held on bail set at $3 million.

 

[Reader]

Boy allegedly injected with heroin out of hospital

http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/10/01/boy-allegedly-injected-heroin-out-hospital

On Monday, King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg told KIRO Radio, ”Fortunately the doctors around here are pretty amazing and the son has now been released from the hospital … He has a team of social workers and doctors who will be working with him on what’s in his best interest going forward.”

Saradia Lehtinen told authorities she knew of her husband’s past as a heroin and ketamine user -- but she was not aware that he had started to use drugs again. Lehtinen said the reason she dropped her son off with his father was because she had a job interview on the night of September 23.

 

[angelainwi]

This case will be discussed on Nancy Grace tonight.

 

[Reader]

Dad pleads not guilty to injecting son with heroin

http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/1...ects-son-heroin-pleads-not-guilty?hpt=hp_bn17

 

[seattlechiquita]

Dad pleads not guilty to injecting son with heroin

http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/1...ects-son-heroin-pleads-not-guilty?hpt=hp_bn17

wtfffffffff. Is this dude for real? what, baby said "hey dad, pass a hit?" smh

 

[Rayemonde]

August 2015:

A Redmond man pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to attempted murder in the first degree for attempting to kill his 4-year-old son in 2013 by injecting him with heroin...

His wife said Lehtinen had been a heroin and ketamine user in the past but had told her he had stopped. Due to his past, Lehtinen's wife insisted that part of the divorce and child custody visitation agreement was that he submit to drug testing to ensure their son's safety, documents state.

http://www.redmond-reporter.com/news/321820981.html

A 39-year-old former Redmond man pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted first-degree murder, admitting he injected his then-4-year-old son with a potentially lethal dose of heroin, ketamine and other drugs...

In exchange for his guilty plea, the state agreed to dismiss three aggravating factors that, if proven, would have made Lehtinen eligible for longer sentence, said King County Deputy Prosecutor Benjamin Gauen...

The state will also ask a judge to issue a lifetime order barring Lehtinen from having any contact with his son or the boy’s mother, Gauen said.

The boy will turn 6 on Sunday.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...ting-4-year-old-son-with-lethal-mix-of-drugs/