Police in Trois-Rivières, Que., have opened a criminal investigation into a daycare worker who allegedly gave melatonin to children without their parents’ consent, Radio-Canada confirmed on Tuesday.
The daycare educator at Les P’tits Samouraïs daycare in Trois-Rivières — about 140 kilometres east of Montreal — is said to have served drinks containing diluted melatonin to children in her group.
The establishment notified parents in a letter sent out on Saturday. According to the daycare, the educator in question no longer works there.
The daycare’s general manager, Stéphanie Beaudry, told Radio-Canada she wanted to reassure the parents of the 130 children who frequent the daycare but could not comment further since an investigation
