Child demonstrates drug injection

A three-year-old girl shocked police officers during a drugs raid by showing them how her mother injected heroin.

Durham Police said the child graphically demonstrated what she had been exposed to in the house in the village of Horden.

A force spokesman said the girl was living in was "deplorable" conditions.

He confirmed her mother has been held on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs and later released on bail pending further inquiries.

When officers raided the home in the former mining village they found several children in the property where syringes, tin foil and other drug paraphernalia were visible.

The children were all placed in the care of relatives.

The spokesman added: "Officers were so concerned by what they found, with needles and drugs in easy reach of the children.

"They said it was frightening when a three-year-old demonstrated to the police what mummy did with the drugs.