Mother charged in toddler’s fentanyl death, police say
By WGAL Staff
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CARLISLE, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A Cumberland County woman is now charged with third-degree murder in her two-year-old daughter’s death several years ago.
Annjalee Nunez, 27, of Carlisle, called 911 on Jan. 10, 2023, saying she thought her daughter, Ivory Nunez, was dead, according to court documents.
“The defendant informed the dispatcher that the child was purple in color and stiff to the touch. The defendant was refusing to go to the room where the child was to check on her,” the affidavit of probable cause states.
Police, fire and EMS responded to the second-floor apartment where Nunez was just after 5 a.m.
“First responders found the child on the bed, face up. The child was found with signs of lividity, and her limbs were in full rigor mortis,” the affidavit states.
Toxicology tests performed on Ivory’s body showed that she had been exposed to fentanyl, investigators said. A doctor ruled the toddler’s death as acute fentanyl toxicity and the manner of death as homicide.
Phone records, searches Detectives obtained a search warrant and obtained Nunez’s phone. According to digital forensics performed on the device, investigators said the following searches, among others, were made and then deleted:
“Where is fennel can get in your system” “Ways that fentanyl gets in your system” “Where is the fennel can get in your system”
Nunez is charged with:
Murder of the third degree Involuntary manslaughter Endangering the welfare of children
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