LICHTENVOORDE - There is still no verdict in the case of the mother from Lichtenvoorde who gave her two-year-old daughter an overdose of a sleeping drug in 2004.On Thursday, June 29, at the Arnhem Court of Appeal, the appeal hearing lasted all afternoon and into the early evening. In 2004, the then 23-year-old mother could not cope with the care of her child and gave it pills of the sleeping drug temazepan several times. This was discovered in the hospital. At the June 29 hearing, it did not become clear how dangerous the sleeping drug temazepan is. Attorney General (prosecutor) Mr. G.J. de Haas only came up with an English-language printout from a popular site on the Internet, which would show that the drug is risky for children and old people.

In the new hearing, whose date has not yet been determined, more expert witnesses will likely be called, who will know how much health damage the drug can cause in a baby at what dose.