Beloit Mother Arrested After One Year Old Child Dies From Drug Overdose

Beloit Mother Arrested After One Year Old Child Dies From Drug Overdose
An autopsy and toxicology tests completed last week revealed the child died from an overdose of methadone. After Detectives interrogated the mother, she finally admitted giving the child part of a methadone pill before the child died Dec. 26 in Janesville.
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