A New York couple was indicted Thursday after their toddler died from ingesting a deadly cocktail of cocaine, fentanyl, and morphine, prosecutors mentioned.
In a press launch from the Suffolk County District Legal professional’s workplace, authorities mentioned that they have been alerted to an unresponsive youngster on the dwelling of Wilkens Adonis and Daryllee Leibrock on Jan. 3.
Authorities mentioned that when first responders arrived, they discovered 14-month-old Joseph Adonis within the couple’s bed room, unresponsive.
The toddler was taken by way of ambulance to Stony Brook College Hospital in Stony Brook, New York, the place he was pronounced lifeless.
When authorities returned to the household’s dwelling, they made a startling discovery.
Authorities mentioned that detectives have been known as to help native authorities with the investigation and allegedly discovered a slew of unlawful medication.
Prosecutors mentioned that they discovered one-eighth ounce of a combination of heroin and fentanyl, over one-eighth ounce of cocaine, alprazolam, drug packaging supplies, two digital scales used to weigh medication, an digital stun gun, a loaded shotgun, and a rifle.
Authorities mentioned that every one the illicit gadgets have been “simply accessible” to each the couple’s toddler and their 11-year-old son.
Along with discovering the medication and weapons contained in the couple’s dwelling, police mentioned that Leibrock was allegedly topic to Suffolk County Household Courtroom orders of safety that prohibited her from being round both youngster.
Whereas the loss of life of the 14-month-old toddler stays underneath investigation, authorities mentioned {that a} preliminary toxicology outcomes confirmed a presence of cocaine, fentanyl, morphine, 4-anpp, norfentanyl, and benzoylecgonine within the kid’s blood.
