Mom arrested after overdosing, rolling over on baby and smothering him

Sunday, January 20, 2019
LUMBERTON, New Jersey -- Police are investigating after a 13-month-old child was found dead.

Police arrested the child's mother in connection with the death.
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Police say they received a 911 call from the child's grandmother around 8:40 p.m. Saturday.

When officers arrived, they say they found both the child and mother unresponsive in the mother's bed.
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Police say the mother had apparently overdosed on heroin, then rolled over on to the boy, smothering him.

Police revived the mother with a shot of Narcan, but they could not revive the child.
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