The parents of a deceased 4-year-old boy have been arrested in Brooklyn for potential drug-related charges after the child reportedly suffered a medical episode at a city shelter. Initial investigations revealed that paramedics found bruising on the child and that the parents admitted to the presence of drugs in their residence. They have been charged with child abandonment and possession of a controlled substance. The investigation is ongoing as the child’s toxicology results are pending, while Win, the shelter provider, expresses their devastation over the incident.
Authorities have arrested the parents of a 4-year-old boy who died amid allegations of fentanyl exposure while the family was staying in a Brooklyn shelter.
The child was taken to a shelter in East Flatbush where paramedics noted bruises and reported the parents confirmed the presence of drugs in their housing.
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