Family claims baby died after eating drugs in Tootsie Roll wrapper
The family of a 14-month-old baby who died in Port Huron over the summer says they believe the girl accidentally ate drugs wrapped in candy packaging.
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Zai'Ahna Reddic died Aug. 25 after she stopped breathing. Her aunt, Shana Trice, and grandmother, Denise Edwards, think she put the lethal drugs in her mouth, thinking they were candy, while the baby was visiting a home near 13th and Division streets.
Family claims baby died after eating drugs in Tootsie Roll wrapper
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