I hope it all turned out well for these two kids.

This is awful. I hope the kids are well.

I can’t believe this happened at a kids playground. Such a scary thing to happen. Hope the children involved receive the all clear.

OMG that is truely terrifying. What kind of monsters would leave needles lying around in a kid’s area? I hope both boys come back clear.

This is just terrible, a very frightening experience.

How horrible! Surely even a junkie should have more morals than this…

This is just terrible for the family and kids involved and will be such an anxious time for them in the coming months. Just terrible. What is the answer? You could have Council comb through playgrounds every day/night (they won’t) to try and prevent such things. It is the fault of the drug user, but that’s no help. As parents now, we obviously need to rake through sand surrounding playgrounds to make sure our children will be safe. Such a tragedy.

I do hope the results are good and the children are healthy.

Maybe that’s why a lot of play areas are now using the rubber matting, including in school yard play areas. Syringes have been found in bark in play areas too, either on the top or a definite attempt made to bury them. Unfortunately there is a problem with that surface in hot weather. It can get too hot and go sticky. If a child is running and his/her shoe gets stuck to it it can result in a broken ankle or other injuries. At a playground last Summer two Mums were discussing it happening at the school their children attended.

absolutely disgusting, I hope they catch the idiots that did it. hope the kiddo is ok

This sort of thing is becoming so common – don’t know what more can be done by the council – guess it’s why a lot of councils have removed play centres like these around the areas.

Thats disgraceful! You take your kids somewhere for them to play and have fun, and be SAFE! My thoughts are with the families and the children, hope all is well.

So scary ! Those who leave this stuff around are so irresponsible and should actually be charged for endangerment of other people !

Luckily he wasn’t infecting. Really terrible. Those days waiting for the result must have been terrible!!

How horribly scary for the parents. Lets hope the children get a clear bill of health.

How terrifying. I hope the children are ok

I hope there is a good outcome to this horrible situation. I can’t understand why Councils aren’t more proactive especially in known busy parks by employing more people if they have to and dedicating them doing a sweep of these parks at first light for any foreign objects that have been deposited over night. Honestly, how hard is it? Either that or get rid of the sand around the play equipment in favour of something like rubber mats that have been recycled from tyres where anything like syringes being dropped would be obvious. It isn’t up to parents to bring a rake to sift through sand before their children play.

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  • • Jana replied
    • 07 Feb 2018 , 11:46 am

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  This makes me sick to my stomach.
  The cost of changing the sand to rubber would be expensive but in the short term could they maybe put a sharps bin close by?
  I feel for the kids and parents, they would have been sick to death with worry. ????