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Mother Charged With Murder After Toddler Dies From Fentanyl Poisoning In DC: Feds Mother Charged With Murder After Toddler Dies From Fentanyl Poisoning In DC: Feds
Mother Charged With Murder After Toddler Dies From Fentanyl Poisoning In DC: Feds A District woman has been arrested and charged with murdering her 3-year-old daughter who ingested a fentanyl and died, federal authorities announced. Sasha McCoy, 27, was arrested late last week and charged in DC Superior Court, where she pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and first-degree cruelty to children for allegedly allowing her child to ingest a lethal dose of fentanyl. It is alleged that in October 2022, the toddler got into the fentanyl, and during her court appearance on Friday, a judge found probable cause that McCoy committed the murder and held her without bo…

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DC Man Convicted Of Knocking Out Child's Teeth During Attack In Front Of Younger Sisters: Feds DC Man Convicted Of Knocking Out Child's Teeth During Attack In Front Of Younger Sisters: Feds
DC Man Convicted Of Knocking Out Child's Teeth During Attack In Front Of Younger Sisters: Feds The District man who knocked the teeth out of a 12-year-old child's mouth during a violent fracas in a Northwest DC home has been convicted, federal authorities announced. Anthony Johnson, 42, was found guilty this week for his role in the assault of a child whose mother he was familiar with, according to the DOJ. According to the government's evidence, on April 5, 2022, Johnson entered the home of the 12-year-old, who was at home with several of his younger siblings, grandmother, and uncle.  Johnson knew the victim’s mother, prosecutors said, and after entering the house, Johnso…

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