Mother arrested for toddler’s suspected fentanyl death appears in court
A South Florida mother is behind bars two years after her toddler died from a suspected fentanyl overdose.
That mother, 27-year-old Gertrude Desir, is now facing several charges, including aggravated manslaughter.
Desir appeared in court Saturday as a judge read her charges, which included drug possession.
She is being held without bond.
In 2019, Desir’s 2-year-old son was found dead inside her Pompano Beach home.
An autopsy showed the child had seven times of what’s considered a lethal amount of fentanyl for an adult in his system.
A warrant was issued for Desir and has been out for her arrest ever since, but it wasn’t until Thursday when deputies arrested her after she allegedly broke into a home in Fort Lauderdale.
