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Criminal

Sep. 28, 2002

Mom's Meth-Laced Breast Milk Killed Her Baby, DA Charges

RIVERSIDE - According to law enforcement, 3-month-old Jacob Smith's last meal included a lethal dose of methamphetamine. A coroner's autopsy revealed "elevated" levels of the stimulant in the child, whose mother found him dead in their Riverside County home in January. The cause of death was listed as methamphetamine intoxication.

By Matthew Heller
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        RIVERSIDE - According to law enforcement, 3-month-old Jacob Smith's last meal included a lethal dose of methamphetamine.
        A coroner's autopsy revealed "elevated" levels of the stimulant in the child, whose mother found him dead in their Riverside County home in January. The cause of deat...

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