Posted on 01/20/2014 7:08:17 PM PST by markomalley
A D.C. woman charged with felony murder for feeding her month-old son a fatal dose of a prescription allergy and motion sickness medication initially lied about giving the drug to the boy, then told a police detective she did not believe it would harm him, according to an affidavit released Monday.
Tisheena Louise Brown, 31, told the detective her son, Hakeem Brown, was not keeping food down and was being “fussy,” so she ground up a tablet of Phenergan and put a small amount on his tongue, according to the affidavit, signed by Detective Jed D. Worrell. She did so even though she had been warned the drug — which carries the generic name promethazine — should not be given to children younger than 2, according to the affidavit.
This month, the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by promethazine intoxication, and D.C. police said Sunday they had arrested Brown on charges of felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children. She appeared Monday in D.C. Superior Court and was ordered held until another court appearance later in the week, authorities said.
The unusual case is a tragic chapter in a difficult life. According to Worrell’s affidavit, Brown has an “admitted history” of abusing prescription drugs and sometimes tries to use fake IDs to get drugs from hospitals. Hakeem suffered withdrawal from drugs she had taken during her pregnancy, the affidavit said.
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So sad. So horrible.
>> Yes. Murray documented in The Bell Curve that the average unwed mother has an IQ in the 80’s
Ouch.
That's what it sounds like...
I think the “Ti” is silent. And so is the invisible “Q”.
“Tisheena”...........I need read no further.
The sad thing is the little guy is dead but probably in a far better place than where he would have grown up in.
“Poor Hakeem.”
I don’t know—he might be luclier this way than having her “nurture” him to his first welfare check.
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