Rot In Hell: Novelist Paul Auster’s Son Busted For Manslaughter In Baby’s Drug Death

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The son of award-winning novelist Paul Auster has been arrested for manslaughter in the drug-related death of his baby daughter in Park Slope, cops said Saturday.

Daniel Auster, 44, was taking care of his 10-month-old daughter Ruby on the afternoon of Nov. 1 when paramedics responded to a 911 call from the Brooklyn residence, authorities said.

First-responders found the baby unconscious and unresponsive and rushed her to Methodist Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the NYPD said.

An autopsy concluded that Ruby died of an overdose of fentanyl and heroin, authorities said.

A police spokesman said Saturday he did not know how Ruby ingested the drugs.

Daniel Auster was arrested Friday night and charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, police said.

Daniel pleaded guilty more than two decades ago to stealing $3,000 from drug dealer Andre “Angel” Melendez. Melendez was infamously killed by his roommate, New York party promoter “Club Kid Killer” Michael Alig, in 1996.

Daniel’s father, Paul Auster, wrote “The New York Trilogy,” “The Book of Illusions,” and “Moon Palace.” Daniel’s mother, Paul Auster’s first wife, is writer Lydia Davis.

Novelist Paul Auster’s son busted for manslaughter in baby’s drug death: cops

The son of award-winning novelist Paul Auster has been arrested for manslaughter in the drug-related death of his baby daughter in Park Slope, cops said Saturday.

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Daniel Auster, the Brooklyn father arrested for manslaughter in the drug-related death of his baby daughter in Park Slope, was moved in cuffs from the Brooklyn Criminal Court late Saturday to Methodist Hospital in Park Slope for treatment.

Auster, 44, had been scheduled to be arraigned in the case in night court before he was abruptly taken to the hospital.

Photos by The Post show the accused wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans and a mask as he is escorted by NYPD officers into the back of an ambulance.

It’s not clear what he was receiving treatment for. He is now expected to be arraigned Sunday.

Auster had been taking care of his 10-month-old daughter Ruby on the afternoon of Nov. 1 when paramedics responded to a 911 call from his Brooklyn residence and found the infant unconscious and unresponsive.

She was rushed to Methodist hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Father charged with infant’s drug-related death hospitalized ahead of arraignment

Auster, 44, the son of award-winning novelist Paul Auster, had been scheduled to be arraigned in the case in night court before he was abruptly taken to the hospital.

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Daniel Auster took heroin the day his 10-month-old daughter died of an overdose — and he tried to save her with Narcan before calling police, according to prosecutors.

Auster, 44, told police he injected heroin in his Park Slope home after his wife left for work on Nov. 1, then took a nap with little Ruby, placing her in the bed next to him, according to the criminal complaint against him.

When he awoke, she was “blue, lifeless and unresponsive,” the complaint says.


Before he called 911, Auster gave his daughter Narcan, a nasal spray used to reverse an opioid overdose, “in case the child had been exposed to narcotics,” according to the complaint.

Auster was charged Friday with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide after toxicology tests determined Ruby died of acute heroin and fentanyl intoxication.

Son of author Paul Auster tried to revive baby daughter with Narcan after her fatal overdose

Daniel Auster, the son of renowned Brooklyn author Paul Auster, took heroin the day his 10-month-old daughter died of an overdose — and he tried to save her with Narcan before calling police, accordin...

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Ruby with her mother.

 

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The 44-year-old son of novelist Paul Auster has been found dead of a drug overdose, nine days after his arrest for the manslaughter of his 10-month-old daughter Ruby.

Daniel Auster was discovered surrounded by drug paraphernalia, and the dosage was similar to what he usually took, The New York Post reported - suggesting his death was accidental.

He had been arrested on Easter Sunday for the November 1 death of Ruby. She died of a fentanyl overdose after he took heroin then went to take a nap with the child by his side.

His lawyer, James Godfrey, told The New York Times that his client was recently sober and was in drug treatment.

'This case is painfully tragic, and Mr Auster remains devastated over the loss of his beloved daughter Ruby,' the lawyer told the paper.

'Substance use disorder is an issue that countless families reel from each year, and we caution the public to refrain from making any rush to judgment.'

Novelist Paul Auster's son Daniel dies of accidental drug overdose

Daniel Auster, 44, was found dead on Tuesday from a suspected accidental drug overdose, nine days after he was arrested following the fentanyl death of his baby daughter, Ruby.

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Too bad he didn't OD before Ruby died.