A 2-year-old lady discovered unresponsive in a stroller on the West Aspect this summer time died from a drug overdose, the Prepare dinner County Medical Examiner’s Workplace discovered, classifying her demise as a murder.
Round 4 p.m. on July 15, a 43-year-old girl flagged down Chicago law enforcement officials within the 2600 block of West Roosevelt Street to report that the kid she was pushing in a stroller had develop into unresponsive. Officers rushed the kid and the girl to Stroger Hospital, the place docs pronounced the lady lifeless, CPD stated.
On the time, a supply instructed CWBChicago that investigators suspected the kid could have overdosed after getting right into a member of the family’s drug stash. The lady weighed about 20 kilos, the supply stated.
A minimum of a few of these suspicions at the moment are confirmed. The medical expert’s workplace introduced that the toddler died from a mixed overdose of methadone and tramadol, a robust opioid painkiller.
Chicago police have been conducting a demise investigation. Thus far, no prison fees have been introduced.
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