Sentenced: Mug Alert: Woman Arrested Following Death Of 8MO Child In Asheville, NC

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A woman has been arrested following the death of an 8-month-old child, according to the Asheville Police Department.

Asheville police say officers were called to Mission Hospital around 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 26 to investigate the overdose of an 8-month-old. Unfortunately, the infant, Dani Harmon, was pronounced dead.

Police say an autopsy was done by the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and it was determined that the cause of death was complications of blunt forces injuries to the head and fentanyl exposure. Harmon's death was ruled out to be a homicide, police say.

According to police, the infant's mother, Samantha Lynn Higgins, 30, was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony negligent child abuse inflicting serious physical injury.

Woman arrested following death of 8-month-old child, police say

A woman has been charged after the death of an 8-month-old child, according to police.

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SAMANTHA L HIGGINS

INCARCERATION STATUS: ACTIVE

TOTAL INCARCERATION TERM: 2 YEARS 6 MONTHS

CONVICTION DATE: 03/18/2025

PROJECTED RELEASE DATE: 10/09/2026

PRIMARY CRIME: INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER

OFFENSE DATE: 09/26/2022

MINIMUM TERM: 1 YEAR 5 MONTH
MAXIMUM TERM: 2 YEARS 6 MONTH

A jury found an Asheville woman guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 8-month-old child but found her not guilty of child abuse.

Buncombe County District Attorney Todd Williams' office announced that a judge sentenced Samantha Lynn Higgins to 17 to 30 months in prison following the jury's verdict on Tuesday.

Higgins was charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony negligent child abuse in connection with the September 2022 death of her baby, Dani Harmon.

Mother found guilty of manslaughter, acquitted of abuse in baby's death

A jury found an Asheville woman guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 8-month-old child but found her not guilty of child abuse.

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