Mother Who Used Drugs Is Cited in Baby’s Death
From Associated Press
ROCKFORD, Ill. —
The mother of an infant whose death was linked to cocaine abuse during pregnancy has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. The charge was filed Monday against Melanie Green, 24, who was released on $3,500 bond. An autopsy found that her baby, Bianca, died two days after birth Feb. 2 of oxygen deprivation linked to cocaine exposure.
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