Mother arrested months after 5-year-old dies of fentanyl toxicity

Pierce County boy, 5, died from fentanyl toxicity. His mother has been charged

A 32-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree manslaughter after her 5-year-old son died from acute fentanyl toxicity on March 13, 2025 near Puyallup.

Mother arrested months after 5-year-old dies of fentanyl toxicity

The 5-year-old boy was pronounced dead on the morning of March 13 at a Puyallyup home.

Young mother remembered after fatal drug poisoning results in charges

Dakota Robinson, a 23-year-old mother and addiction recovery advocate, died on March 1, 2024, from what her family believes was fentanyl-laced cocaine