5-year-old Florida boy dies after drinking bottle of apple juice allegedly containing meth, mother charged
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A 5-year-old Florida boy died after he drank apple juice that authorities said contained methamphetamine, and his mother has been charged in connection with his death. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Police responded to a report that a child was not breathing at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at an apartment in the 2400 block of Beach Court in Riviera Beach and found paramedics tending to the young child, Riviera Beach police said in a news release.
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Main Idea: Heather Opsincs was charged after her 5-year-old son died in Florida after drinking apple juice that police said contained methamphetamine.
Key Points:
- Police said the boy drank from a bottle of apple juice, said it tasted weird, and then became sick.
- The child showed severe symptoms, including shaking, sweating, rashes, vomiting, and seizure-like activity.
- Toxicology tests showed the boy had methamphetamine in his system, and police said Opsincs also tested positive for meth twice.
- Officers said they found drug pipes in the apartment, and Opsincs was jailed on a neglect aggravated manslaughter charge.
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The case shows how drug use in a home can endanger children and raise painful costs for families, courts, and local services.
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The boy’s mother, charged with neglect aggravated manslaughter and central to the article.
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Named hospital where the child was taken in critical condition and where toxicology testing was reported.
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