A mom who gave her son too much sleeping pills (Lunesta) is now facing manslaughter charges. Bernabe Odze was accused of giving her 4 year old son, Nicholas Odze too much Lunesta sleeping pills as discovered by the Broward Medical Examiners Office.
Toxicology tests conducted as part of the boy’s autopsy also found that shortly before his death he had ingested ibuprofen and the prescription pain substances oxycodone and oxymorphone. Authorities worked closely with Sepractor, the manufacturer of Lunesta, in unveiling that it was eszopiclone that killed the child. The mother’s bail was set at $21,000.
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