Cocaine Linked to Death of Infant Girl
Authorities said a two-month-old girl discovered dead in a Koreatown apartment on Saturday may have been addicted to cocaine.
“The father indicated that his wife was a longtime rock cocaine addict,” said Los Angeles Police Department Southwest Division Sgt. Wolfgang Hundertmark. He added that statements by relatives suggested that the child became addicted before birth.
“As it stands, paramedics have listed the probable cause of death as cardiac arrest pending the results of an autopsy,” Hundertmark said.
Hundertmark said the father reported the death to police authorities at about noon on Saturday from his apartment in the 1500 block of West Jefferson Boulevard.
“The father indicated that the mother hasn’t been seen in two weeks,” Hundertmark added. “This stuff happens all the time,” Hundertmark added.
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