An American woman, Samantha Jones, from Pennsylvania has
been charged with criminal homicide by prosecutors in connection with the death
of her 11-week-old son, who they say died because of drugs he consumed through
his mother's breast milk.
CBS News reports that Samantha Jones' attorney said at her
first court hearing that the baby's death on April 2 was not intentional,
according to Philly.com.
Prosecutors say the 30-year-old mom told police she had been
prescribed methadone because of an addiction to painkillers, and that she had
taken it during her pregnancy and after giving birth.
CBS Philly reports an autopsy found that the baby died from
a combination of methadone, amphetamine and methamphetamine, allegedly
transmitted through Jones' breast milk.
According to charging documents, Jones says she had
initially breastfed the baby exclusively, but had switched to formula three
days earlier, saying the infant wasn't getting enough milk from breastfeeding.
On the morning the child died, Jones says the baby was
crying around 3 a.m. and she had tried to breastfeed him one more because she
was too tired to go downstairs and prepare a bottle of formula. She said the
baby became hungry again three hours later, and she gave him formula before
putting him back to sleep.
An hour later she found the baby pale, with bloody mucous
coming from his nose. She performed CPR and the baby was taken to a nearby
hospital, where he died a short time later.
Her bail is set at $3 million cash. A preliminary hearing is
scheduled for July 23.
Poor baby fell into the wrong womb.
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