Prison for NJ mom after 2-year-old son dies of drug overdose

🔶 NJ mom gets prison for son’s death

🔶 The toddler was exposed to the illegal drug in his home

🔶 Two terms would be served consecutively

An Ocean County mom who admitted to causing her toddler son’s fentanyl death has been sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison.

In July, 35-year-old Natalie Sabie of Lacey Township pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and child endangerment, stemming from the 2-year-old's death a year ago.

The young boy, whose name was Vincent according to his obituary, was exposed to the illegal drug in his own home last September.

As reported by Breaking AC, a younger and older sibling were also both in the residence at the time.

He was rushed to Community Medical Center in Toms River where he died.

Results of a toxicology report about a month later revealed a significant amount of fentanyl in the child's system and cause of death was determined.

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Sabie had been held at the Ocean County Jail since her arrest in October 2022.

🔶 Child fentanyl deaths have surged alongside adult ODs, research shows

Pediatric deaths from fentanyl have seen a nearly six-fold increase among children younger than 5 years in the past 20 years, according to research published by medical journal, JAMA Pediatrics.

“Mirroring trends seen among adults,” nearly 44% of such child drug deaths happened at home and at least 87.5% were unintentional, according to the same research.

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