Divino Niño Daycare in the Bronx, New York City. / Courtesy
A 2-year-old boy, Nicholas Dominici, died after inhaling fentanyl at a day care center called Divino Niño in the Bronx, New York City, according to information gathered by Telemundo Central. The facility was reportedly used as a front for drug manufacturing. Texas.
In addition to Dominici, three other minors were also affected by what appeared to be exposure to opioids and were later resuscitated after doctors administered the blood thinner Narcan, authorities reported.
The minor was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Dominici’s cause of death remains under investigation by the city medical examiner, Telemundo added.
The minor’s parents, Zoila Dominici and Othoniel Feliz, said their son started attending day care just a week ago, according to Telemundo Central Texas.
“He was a very smart person. “He repeated everything you said,” his mother told the radio station. “He had a lot of love. “Everyone who knew him loved him, including our neighbors,” he concluded.
1-year-old child dies after inhaling fentanyl/Courtesy.
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After the minor’s death and poisoning, the daycare owner, Gray Mendez, 36, and the tenant, Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, who lived in the building, were arrested and both were arrested. He was charged with murder with extreme indifference. assault and possession of drugs, including fentanyl, authorities said.
The arrests came a day after authorities found four children with suspected opioid overdoses.
The two are scheduled to be arraigned next Sunday.
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After executing a search warrant at the nursery, police revealed they found a hand press and equipment used to package large amounts of drugs.
Mayor Eric Adamas said at a press conference Saturday that the minor’s death highlights the challenges the city faces in the fight against opioids, Telemundo reported.
“This crisis is real and a real wake-up call for people who are using opioids and fentanyl in their homes,” Adamas said. “Mere contact is deadly for adults, but it’s extremely deadly for children,” he said.
Like much of the United States, opioid-related deaths are on the rise in Greater New York City, with the majority of deaths now believed to be caused by fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin.
Source: Diario.Elmundo
