Girl, 1, died after unwittingly eating father’s ‘rock’ of heroin
A 13-month-old girl died after she ate her father’s heroin and methamphetamine.
Anthony Worthington, 40, admitted in court Friday that his daughter, Reagan, died from eating his drugs in their home in Colrain Township, Ohio.
Authorities found the girl face down, unresponsive in the bed that she shares with her seven-year-old sister on January 4.
Worthington told first responders that they should ‘Narcan’ the child, referring the a nasal spray that treats opioid overdoses, according to Cincinnati.com.
He told police that his daughter might have ‘gotten into something.’ Officers told Worthington to stay outside the house while they investigated, but saw him leaning through a window speaking with his 15-year-old niece.
Officers then found the teen as she tried to flush a bag of meth down the toilet, which she said her uncle told her to do.
Worthington later admitted that he had a ‘rock’ of heroin’ in his sock when he fell asleep on a bed in the same room where Reagan had been playing. He said when he woke up, the drugs were missing from his sock.
Wang Qiang: I love tennis but not everything that comes with itA rock matching Worthington’s description was located under Reagan’s pillow. Police analyzed it and found it contained heroin, fentanyl, and Tramadol.
Blood tests later revealed that Reagan died of Fentanyl overdose.
On Friday, Worthington pleaded guilty to charges including manslaughter, tampering with evidence, and drug trafficking.
He is set to be sentenced on June 19.