In a series of tragic incidents across the United States, multiple children have died due to fentanyl overdoses, leading to numerous charges against parents and drug dealers. In Mansfield, a two-year-old girl died after ingesting fentanyl while with her father, who delayed calling 911 for two hours and attempted to purchase NARCAN via DoorDash. In San Jose, two housemates, Paige Vitale and Phillip Ortega, have been charged with murder after an 18-month-old child, Winter, died from a fentanyl overdose. The accused allegedly left drugs within the child's reach and provided the parents with a steady supply of opioids. Additionally, in Allentown, the parents of a 22-month-old boy were charged following his death from fentanyl toxicity. In a similar case in Joliet, a mother has been charged after her 12-year-old daughter died from a suspected heroin and fentanyl overdose.
A 12-year-old girl died Wednesday in the south suburbs a few days after overdosing from suspected heroin and fentanyl. Her mother was arrested for possession of controlled substance. https://t.co/2esJAQrnYw
"The first in Santa Clara County’s history to be charged with murdering their own child with drugs." https://t.co/bNluaZCMI1
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A 12-year-old girl died Wednesday in the south suburbs a few days after overdosing from suspected heroin and fentanyl. Her mother was arrested for possession of controlled substance. https://t.co/eQeoD4IjWo
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Two accused drug dealers were charged with murder for their alleged part in the fentanyl overdose death of an 18-month-old last year, prosecutors in Santa Clara County announced Thursday. The parents were also charged with murder last year, https://t.co/bQZ7CfVqGj
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The two suspects allegedly provided the parents of an 18-month-old with "a steady supply of opioids and shared the drugs, while the baby girl wandered inside the drug-littered San Jose residence," prosecutors said. https://t.co/6H53Ft9WPM https://t.co/6H53Ft9WPM
In an unprecedented move, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged two accused drug dealers with murder for their part in the fentanyl overdose death of an 18-month-old child. https://t.co/DPiwHV0p0a
Law enforcement officials in Lehigh County have charged the parents of a 22-month-old boy after the toddler died from fentanyl toxicity more than three years ago in Allentown. https://t.co/sk0rJk1Dvv
Two alleged drug dealers have been charged with murder months after a toddler's fentanyl overdose death in San Jose also led to murder charges against her parents. https://t.co/pYrt0cCfWu
Santa Clara County DA’s office has charged 2 housemates that lived with 18 month old Winter with murder. The baby died of a fentanyl overdose in San Jose. Paige Vitale and Phillip Ortega are accused of leaving drugs in the open where the baby could find them. https://t.co/rSFYjBmAtH
San Jose: Housemates charged as new murder defendants in 1-year-old’s fentanyl death https://t.co/i9WKMYPnQN
Two suspects have been charged in a case of a 2-year-old child who appears to have overdosed on fentanyl, Mansfield police say. https://t.co/PdF3VmIRQe
A two year old was with her father in Mansfield, ingested #fentanyl and died. Court documents say the father waited two hours before calling 911. Even tried to buy NARCAN on DoorDash. Hear from the girls mother at 5 and 6. @FOX4 https://t.co/n3sGkxmT12