Boy, 13, found drunk in street

Published on Monday 4 August 2008 20:27

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital after police found him suffering from alcohol poisoning on a Dundee street.

The child was discovered being "violently sick" in the Whitfield area on Saturday night following reports made to police of a group of teenagers drinking in the street.

Officers took the boy to the city's Ninewell's Hospital. His mother was contacted and told of his whereabouts and his condition.

Police will now submit a report to social workers expressing concern at the lack of supervision of the child.

A spokeswoman for Tayside Police said officers working on the force's Operation Dry Up scheme had found the boy "very drunk indeed".

She added: "There will be a child concern report issued in this case as we have concerns that there was nobody looking after this child."

It is understood that the boy was released from hospital later on Saturday night after being checked over by doctors.

Tayside Police launched Operation Dry Up at the start of the year with funding from the Tayside Partnership. It aims to wipe out underage drinking and its associated antisocial behaviour.

The force has confiscated alcohol from underage drinkers using intelligence-led activity and carried out test purchasing at off-licences.

More than 900 young people had their names taken by police involved in the crackdown up to the end of last month.