Parents, grandmother charged in death of 4-month-old; Fentanyl found in child’s blood: Police

The mother and father are recognized as Daniel Howarth and Felicity Westmoreland. The grandmother is recognized as Donna Westmoreland.

In keeping with Bensalem police, officers had been dispatched to a report of a child in cardiac arrest at a house on Oak Avenue in Trevose on January 7.

The 4-month-old was discovered unresponsive in the lounge and was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Langhorne the place he was pronounced lifeless.

Police stated an post-mortem of the toddler revealed the presence of fentanyl within the kid’s blood and the reason for dying was decided to be “hostile results of fentanyl.”

In keeping with investigators, the toddler’s mother and father, Howarth and Felicity Westmoreland, had been within the dwelling when the kid died.

Officers stated the house was in disarray with garments, trash and outdated meals. Police additionally found quite a few drug baggies, syringes and a tourniquet. These gadgets examined optimistic for the presence of fentanyl and cocaine, police stated.

Donna Westmoreland was beforehand appointed because the child’s foster mom, in line with officers. A courtroom order prohibited her from leaving the toddler unsupervised with the kid’s mother and father.

Westmoreland admitted to police that she left the toddler unsupervised along with his mother and father on the day of his dying.

In keeping with police, Felicity Westmoreland and Howarth are charged with involuntary manslaughter, little one endangerment, possession of a managed substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Felicity and Donna Westmoreland had been despatched to the Bucks County Correctional Facility.

Police are looking for Howarth and have a warrant out for his arrest.

Anybody with info on the whereabouts of Howarth or details about the case is urged to name police at 215-633-3719.