The Broward County parents of a 1-year-old boy are facing a manslaughter charge after he died from a fentanyl overdose, authorities said.
Wendy Previl, 30, and Shaneka Dean, 30, were arrested Monday on charges of for aggravated manslaughter of a child and possession of fentanyl, Broward jail records showed.
Broward Sheriff's Office officials said the incident happened back on Sept. 24 at a home in Deerfield Beach.
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Deputies responding to a medical emergency found the couple's child, 1-year-old Zaire Cenatus, in medical distress.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. It was discovered he'd died from a lethal combination of drugs, including fentanyl, officials said.
Detectives determined after a lengthy investigation that the parents had been negligent and had "failed to provide the care, supervision and services necessary" for the boy, authorities said.
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Previl, of Pompano Beach, and Dean, of Deerfield Beach, were booked into jail. Attorney information wasn't available.
Dean bonded out of jail Tuesday morning but Previl was ordered held on $180,000 bond.
