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NJ Mom Charged With Rolling Over and Suffocating 1-Year-Old Son During Overdose

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Paramedics were able to revive her with Narcan but could not save the child.

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A New Jersey woman has been charged in her 1-year-old son’s death after she allegedly rolled over him during an overdose. Police were able to revive the mother with Narcan after the pair were found unresponsive Saturday night, NJ.com reported. Paramedics who rushed to the Lumberton Township home tried to resuscitate the child but could not revive him and he was pronounced dead at the hospital. The mother, who was not immediately identified, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

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