Mother arrested after child dies, fentanyl found in sippy cup

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Pittsburgh mother arrested after child dies, fentanyl found in sippy cup
Pittsburgh mother arrested after child dies, fentanyl found in sippy cup. Gray Hall reports during Action News at 9 a.m. on August 26, 2018.

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania -- A Pittsburgh-area mother has been arrested in connection with the death of her 17-month-old daughter.



Jhenea Pratt, 23, had called 911 in April to say her toddler was unresponsive.



Pittsburgh police say fentanyl, a powerful opioid, was found in the child's sippy cup and her body.



Pratt has been charged with criminal homicide and endangering the welfare of a child.

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