

Chris Herhalt, CP24.com





Toronto Police say a three-year-old boy scratched his hand after coming across a bag of syringes while playing on the grounds of a school in the Trinity Bellwoods area on Saturday night.

Const. David Hopkinson said police were called to the grounds of Charles G. Fraser Junior Public School on Manning Avenue, north of Queen Street West at 6:50 p.m.

The child was playing near the playground of the school when he came across the syringes.

“He brought them home and in doing so he nicked himself or cut himself with them,” Hopkinson said.

Paramedics were called to treat the boy.

Officers were sent to the playground to check for any other dangerous items.

It is not known what substance the syringes contained.