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<p>Police in <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/?s=florida&;post_type%5B%5D=post&;post_type%5B%5D=list_posts&;_gl=1*16y0wvj*_up*MQ..*_ga*MzAyODg1NjExLjE2ODkyNzM5MzI.*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4OTM0MTU3NS4yLjEuMTY4OTM0MTU5Mi4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Florida</strong></a> have arrested a teenage mother in the death of her 9-month-old infant after she allegedly gave the child a fentanyl-laced baby bottle.</p>
<p>The teen, who wasn&#8217;t publicly named due to her age, reportedly told police she believed she had given the baby cocaine and not fentanyl — a powerful and deadly synthetic opioid, <a href="https://www.wesh.com/article/teen-mother-florida-baby-bottle-fentanyl/44543201#" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>WESH</strong></a> reports.</p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">RELATED: <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/florida-mother-charged-after-intentionally-putting-alcohol-in-babys-bottle-causing-child-to-get-sick/?_gl=1*57m15b*_up*MQ..*_ga*MzAyODg1NjExLjE2ODkyNzM5MzI.*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4OTM0MTU3NS4yLjAuMTY4OTM0MTU3NS4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida Mother Charged After Intentionally Putting Alcohol In Baby’s Bottle Causing Child To Get Sick</a></h5>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Medical Examiner Found Infant Had Enough Fentanyl In His System To Kill 10 People</h3>
<p>The medical examiner ultimately found the child had 27 nanograms of fentanyl in his system, Nassau County <strong>Sheriff Bill Leeper</strong> told WESH. That&#8217;s nine times the amount that can kill a fully-grown adult, he added.</p>
<p>Additionally, authorities said the amount of fentanyl the baby had in his system could kill 10 people.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Most babies are born to loving parents who take care of all of their needs, but unfortunately, some babies are born to individuals who have no business being parents,&#8221; Leeper said at a press conference.</p></blockquote>
<p>“It’s beyond my imagination why a mother would do that to her child,” Leeper told <a href="https://www.kalb.com/2023/07/14/9-month-old-baby-dies-after-teen-mom-put-fentanyl-his-bottle-sheriff-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>KALB</strong></a>.</p>
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<p>Leeper added that the teen said she believed she was pregnant as she was being booked following her June 26 arrest.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Life-saving Measures Were Performed On The 9-Month-Old Infant</h3>
<p>On June 26, the tired, young mother prepared a bottle intending to put her infant son to sleep, as reported by <a href="https://www.kalb.com/2023/07/14/9-month-old-baby-dies-after-teen-mom-put-fentanyl-his-bottle-sheriff-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KALB</a>.</p>
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<p class="text | article-text">“She got the baby’s bottle, filled it with formula, then went to the bathroom and found a pill bottle,” Leeper said. “She put some of what she thought was cocaine in the bottle.”</p>
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<p class="text | article-text">Deputies were called to the home after the child didn&#8217;t wake up. Furthermore, <a href="https://www.kalb.com/2023/07/14/9-month-old-baby-dies-after-teen-mom-put-fentanyl-his-bottle-sheriff-says/">KALB</a> reports that emergency personnel attempted to perform life-saving measures.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;She laid him down in his crib to go to sleep and he never woke up,&#8221; Leeper said, as per <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-boy-dies-florida-teen-mom-fentanyl-baby-bottle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS News</a>. &#8220;Who does that? What mother would do that? That&#8217;s not normal. That is sick. It&#8217;s beyond my imagination why a mother would do that to her child.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Teen Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter, More Charges, Arrests Could Follow</h3>
<p class="text | article-text">However, authorities pronounced him dead after rushing the child to a nearby hospital.</p>
<p>On Monday (Jul. 10), the medical examiner officially ruled the child&#8217;s death as a fentanyl overdose.</p>
<p>Additionally, Sheriff Leeper claimed there were other adults at the home at the time of the infant&#8217;s fentanyl poisoning. He added more charges could follow, according to <a href="https://www.wesh.com/article/teen-mother-florida-baby-bottle-fentanyl/44543201#" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>WESH</strong></a>. An investigation into the child&#8217;s death remains ongoing.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the 17-year-old mother currently faces charges of aggravated manslaughter and possession of a controlled substance.</p>
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