According to the criminal complaint, the 3-month-old baby was taken to the hospital and tested positive for cocaine and cocaine metabolites. The infant was pronounced brain dead and was taken off a ventilator a few days later.
The mother, Rachel Dlubak, told police she put the baby down for a nap and was not breathing when she checked on her around 30 minutes later.
An autopsy revealed that the baby died from cocaine toxicity, the complaint said. Dlubak consented to submitting a drug test and also tested positive for cocaine metabolites, as well as marijuana.
Dlubak told police that she was the sole caregiver for the baby at the time of her death and for the entire morning. She said she fell asleep on the couch while the infant slept in a bassinet nearby and when she woke up, the child was blue, the complaint said.
When asked how the baby ingested cocaine, or why she tested positive for cocaine, Dlubak had no answer, according to court documents. She said the baby was exclusively on formula and thinks someone put the drugs in her food.
Dlubak is charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person.
Aliquippa mother facing charges after 3-month-old dies from cocaine toxicity, court documents say
A mother from Aliquippa is facing charges months after her 3-month-old baby died from cocaine toxicity, according to court documents.
Beaver County Court of Common Pleas
Court Summary
Dlubak, Rachel Danielle
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