Woman charged in infant son's fatal fentanyl overdose
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A woman has been arrested in Puerto Rico and charged in her baby's fatal fentanyl overdose in Florida last year.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that 26-year-old Caroline Quiles Sanchez was arrested Wednesday in Gurabo, a small town southeast of San Juan. She faces a manslaughter charge in central Florida.
A Kissimmee police report says a member of the infant's household was using prescription fentanyl patches for pain relief. Investigators believe Quiles Sanchez used a patch to give 3-month-old Danuel Otrtiz a lethal dose of the synthetic opioid in July 2016. Police say the child's age made accidental ingestion unlikely.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Quiles Sanchez had been living in Puerto Rico since shortly after the child's death.
Quiles Sanchez wasn't immediately booked into a Florida jail. It wasn't known if she had an attorney.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com/