British mom is arrested after eight-month-old child checks constructive for cocaine

A British woman has been arrested on the Costa del Sol after her eight-month-old baby tested positive for cocaine.

Police went to a beach near Marbella following reports a couple had lit a bonfire beneath a large tree.

Officers found the woman and her partner camping in a tent in the dunes at Cabopino Beach, with an uninsured car nearby that had an expired MOT.

After seeing the family’s living conditions, officers took the baby to a local health centre for a check-up amid concerns the child could be malnourished.

The baby was transferred to Costa del Sol Hospital near Marbella after first being seen at Las Albarizas Health Centre.

Doctors found the boy was underweight for his age and a urine test returned positive for cocaine. He was admitted to a paediatric unit while medics await further results.

His mother was identified as a 25-year-old British woman and her partner as a 43-year-old Spanish man. 

Local reports say she had missed several previous appointments at the same paediatric unit where her son is now being treated.

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The woman is expected to appear in court later today with her boyfriend after being kept in a cell at Marbella Police Station overnight.

The hearing will take place behind-closed-doors, which is normal in Spain where only trials take place in public.

An investigating judge is expected to release the pair on bail pending an ongoing probe, although their child is set to be taken into temporary emergency care pending a decision on its long-term future.

Police have yet to make any official comment.