A Napa mother faces murder charges while a father faces child endangerment charges related to the death of their three-year-old son, Zayden Schultz, who died on August 15, 2024. The investigation revealed that the cause of death was acute fentanyl intoxication. The mother, Belen Shroyer Stephenson, is being held without bail, while Timothy Schultz was granted $1 million bail. The case highlights escalating concerns regarding fentanyl-related incidents involving children and drug-using parents in the Bay Area.
The case of Zayden Schultz, the three-year-old Napa boy who died on August 15, 2024, has been under investigation for nearly a year.
Stephenson was charged with murder and child endangerment resulting in great bodily injury or death, and Schultz was charged with child endangerment.
The county coroner determined his cause of death to be acute fentanyl intoxication.
Multiple other tragic cases have arisen around the Bay Area in which parents, who were drug users, were accused in the deaths of their small children.
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