The Tulsa Police Department arrested a 25-year-old mother wanted for second-degree murder after her daughter died of fentanyl poisoning.
Njerin Samuel's 2-year-old daughter was taken to the hospital in critical condition on Feb. 1, according to court documents.
Eric Jones, believed to be in a relationship with Samuel, called 911. He told the dispatcher he found the child outside when he got home and said she must have eaten something from outside.
At the hospital, investigators learned the child had fentanyl in her system.
When police questioned Jones, they said he gave a different story. He told police when he got home, he found the child unresponsive in bed with Samuel and not outside. They said Samuel told them Jones woke her up to tell her something was wrong with the toddler.
According to court documents, Samuel also said she saw blue residue around the toddler's nose. The toddler died on Feb. 3 after being removed from life support.
Continue readingPolice said four other children lived in the home, all under the age of six.
Officers talked to Samuel's 5-year-old son, who said he saw the 2-year-old "get into mommy's blue nose medicine" in the drawer by her bed.
Officers said they found evidence Jones knew of Samuel's fentanyl use, and she kept it in the apartment where they lived with five children.
Mom charged with murder, man charged with neglect after toddler fentanyl death
A 25-year-old mother is wanted for second-degree murder after her daughter died of fentanyl poisoning.
