Daily Mail UK reports that Michala Pyke, 37, kept her daughter sedated allowing her to have sexual relations with her boyfriend without being disturbed.

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A text message Michala sent her boyfriend, John Rytting, 40, said something about her giving Poppy Widdison, Diazepam.

According to the reports, Poppy who was seen as an unfortunate inconvenience by the couple, kept her sedated on hard drugs for a period of six months.

Tests showed that the ‘dance drug’ ketamine, heroin and methadone, all heroin substitutes, were also in her system.

Daily Mail UK reports that Poppy suffered both physical and emotional abuse from Michala and her partner.

The police reportedly discovered over 1,000 tablets of controlled drugs  in blister packs all over the man’s flat.

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According to the reports, the paramedics discovered that Poppy was not breathing and turning blue after they were called.