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Be Careful even at McDonald's

Hi, My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in Sugarland,
TX. On October 2cd, 1994 I took my only son to McDonald's for his 3rd
birthday.

After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit. When
he started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he pointed to
the back of his pull-up and simply said "Mommy, it hurts." But I
couldn't find anything wrong with him at that time. I bathed him when
we got home, and it was at that point when I found a welt on his left
buttock. Upon investigating, it seemed as if there was something like a
splinter under the welt. I made an appointment to have it taken out the
next day, but soon he started vomiting and shaking, then his eyes
rolled back into his head.

From there, we went to the emergency room. He died later that night. It
turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a hypodermic
needle that had broken off inside. The autopsy revealed that Kevin had
died from heroine overdose. The next week, the police removed the balls
from the ball pit and lo and behold. There was rotten food, several
hypodermic needles: some full; some used; knives, half-eaten candy,
diapers, feces, and the stench of urine. If a child is not safe in a
child's play area then where?

You can find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10, 1994 issue
of the Houston Chronicle. Please forward this to all loving mothers and
fathers!