Vermont daycare operator gave 6mo girl a fatal dose of antihistamine to help her sleep

[Sugar Cookie]

A Vermont daycare operator was arrested Monday in the death of a six-month-old baby who police said fatally overdosed after being given an antihistamine to help her sleep.

Stacey Vailancourt, 53, of Rutland, was taken into custody on suspicion of manslaughter and cruelty to a child arising from the January death of six-month-old Harper Rose Briar, Vermont State Police said in a news release.


“Toxicology testing determined that Harper Briar had high concentrations of diphenhydramine in her body,” the news release said.

The autopsy report noted that diphenhydramine, the active sedating ingredient in over-the-counter antihistamines, is not to be used on infants without a doctor’s order, according to the news release. There was no such order for Harper.

Vailancourt ran a licensed daycare out of her home.

Police said Harper’s parent left her with Vailancourt, who called 911 when the baby became unresponsive.

Vermont daycare owner arrested in death of infant given antihistamine

A Vermont daycare operator was arrested Monday in the death of a six-month-old baby who police said died after being given an antihistamine to help her sleep.

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[Keepalowprofile]

Why did the baby need to sleep.
Shouldn't the baby be awake to she will sleep at night so the working parents can get sleep too.

Lazy assed pig. Wanted the money but didn't want to be bothered.

 

[Benighted]

What in the ever loving fuck. Anyone with any experience with kids knows you don't give a baby any meds without doctor instructions, even kiddie meds. She's either a lazy cunt or one of these idiots that are so obsessed with babies taking naps they'll force it at any cost.

 

[myra manes]

An antihistamine?
Wtf does a 6 month old need with that shit?

This is beyond fucked up ..

 

[Ramona the brave]

How awful...

 

[brokenandtwisted]

An antihistamine?
Wtf does a 6 month old need with that shit?

This is beyond fucked up ..

They can be used off-label as sedatives, but I’d never recommend it. The potential side effects are insane.

I hope the poor girl fell asleep instead of the alternative — panic attack, rapid heartbeat, confusion, vomiting, etc.

 

[Craygor]

Seems like drugging kids into unconsciousness is not an uncommon method of child control for some daycares.

 

[Satanica]

It's for when they don't have enough closets to lock them in.

 

[tauntonlake]

I'm not taking her side or anything .. but can you imagine the horror of doing something so stupid, even if you don't mean any harm, and having a baby die because of your actions? Of course she shouldn't have drugged the baby, it was stupid and lazy .. but just imagine the horror of checking on the kid a little while later, and she's dead..... I would never forgive myself.

 

[ghosttruck]

Mission accomplished

 

[Sugar Cookie]

I don't give a shit about what horror this piece of shit experienced.

I doubt this was the first time she endangered the life of someone's child.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Harper Rose Briar

 

[Sevens My Charm]

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A jury on Friday convicted of Stacey Vaillancourt of manslaughter and child cruelty in the 2019 death of Harper Rose Briar in Vaillancourt's home in Rutland.

The 6-month-old was found unresponsive while in Vaillancourt's care, and an autopsy determined she had high concentrations of diphenhydramine, the sedating ingredient in some over-the-counter antihistamines including the brand Benadryl. The drug is not recommended for infants without a doctor's order, and there was no such order for Harper.

Vaillancourt's defense attorney said there was no evidence to prove Vaillancourt sedated the infant, but the prosecutor told jurors that no one else could have done it.

Vaillancourt, who denied giving the infant anything that wasn't provided by her parents, was released on an unsecured appearance bond.

Vermont day care provider convicted of causing baby's death with high doses of antihistami

A child care provider accused of sedating an infant with an antihistamine was convicted of manslaughter and faces up to 25 years in prison when she's sentenced.

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