Sherrie Charlton-Wesley granted bail to attend appointment before returning to prison on a criminal neglect charge

A mother whose 20-month-old daughter ingested 10 times the fatal dose of fantasy and had methamphetamine in her system will be allowed to leave jail – for a matter of hours.

A mother whose child ingested 10 times the lethal dose of fantasy has been granted bail – for a matter of hours – to allow her to attend a specialist appointment.

Sherrie Charlton-Wesley, 27, had her bail revoked in October last year after the District Court heard she had not obeyed any of the conditions of her release.

On Tuesday, District Court Judge Joanna Fuller noted that Charlton-Wesley had a second court file in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court where she was charged with 34 counts of breaching bail.

Tim McGrath, for Charlton-Wesley, said police prosecutors in Port Adelaide were contemplating consolidating all the breaches into one charge which would encompass all offences.

Judge Fuller allowed Charlton-Wesley to be released so she could attend a specialist appointment, but she will then be required to surrender herself to the court and be taken back into custody.

Charlton-Wesley pleaded guilty to one count criminal neglect shortly before going to trial last year.

Sherrie Charlton-Wesley has been granted short term bail while awaiting sentence for the criminal neglect of her daughter. Picture: Facebook

The charge related to her then 20-month-old daughter who ingested GHB, commonly known as fantasy, at their family home.

The child’s father Bradley Justin Staude, 28, of Ferryden Park, also pleaded guilty to criminal neglect.

During sentencing submissions for Staude the court heard that a fatal dose of fantasy for an adult would be recorded at around 1g of fantasy per litre of urine.

In the case of the 20-month-old child, her urine had 10.7 grams per litre.

The child survived after receiving medical attention.

Judge Fuller noted that “It’s a miracle she didn’t die.”

Bradley Justin Staude who is charged with criminal neglect of a 20-month-old child who ingested the drug GHB, pictured at the Adelaide District Court. Picture: NCA NewsWire

The child also had traces of amphetamine and methamphetamine in her blood which indicated she had ingested those substances some days earlier.

The prosecution case is that Staude became aware that the child had ingested fantasy at 10.30pm on March 22, 2020 at Elizabeth Downs.

Charlton-Wesley also realised the child had consumed some of the drug, however neither adult called an ambulance for several hours, in the early hours of the following morning.

Charlton-Wesley will appear in court again next month for sentencing submissions.