Two days after his twin brother died of a suspected overdose, a second 3-year-old boy died after additionally being uncovered to lethal medication, legislation enforcement officers stated.
The toddler twins have been rushed to the hospital final week after they have been discovered unresponsive at their Canoga Park house.
Josiah James was pronounced lifeless on the hospital Thursday, in accordance with the Los Angeles County health worker. His brother, whose title has not been launched, died Saturday, in accordance with Officer Kevin Terzes, a Los Angeles Police Division spokesperson.
The boy had been in grave situation since his arrival on the hospital, in accordance with legislation enforcement sources who had information of the case however weren’t approved to talk publicly.
The boys had simply celebrated their third birthday on July 9.
Their mom, 22-year-old Jestice James, has been arrested on suspicion of homicide and is being held in lieu of $2-million bail.
LAPD officers have declined to expound on the circumstances surrounding the boys’ deaths, aside from revealing that they ingested or have been uncovered to “an unknown substance,” in accordance with a information launch final week. The official explanation for demise in each circumstances stays beneath investigation.
Nevertheless, legislation enforcement sources alleged that the toddlers got here into contact with medication laced with fentanyl, the extremely potent artificial opioid. The sources claimed the medication have been simply accessible in components of the boys’ Canoga Park house.
There was a latest surge in circumstances wherein infants and toddlers have been killed by fentanyl, because the extremely addictive drug has develop into more and more prevalent on the black market.
Earlier this yr, a 2-year-old boy in Lancaster died after being uncovered to fentanyl throughout a go to together with his mom that had been authorized by Los Angeles County’s Division of Kids and Household Companies.
Occasions workers author Richard Winton contributed to this report.
