Alberta mom charged in 13-year-old son’s suspected overdose death

A pistillate from Lethbridge is facing charges successful the death of her teenage son during the Christmas holidays.

Lethbridge constabulary responded the day of Dec. 26, 2024, to the abrupt decease of a 13-year-old boy, whose assemblage was recovered on the 1600 artifact of Mayor Magrath Drive South.

Police judge the lad and his parent had allegedly been utilizing drugs astir 5 p.m. connected Christmas Day, erstwhile helium overdosed astatine a southbound broadside residence.

Police said a telephone was placed to 911 but past hung up on.

“Upon the accomplishment of archetypal responders, the boy’s parent hid him and lied astir his whereabouts to forestall apprehension arsenic helium had antecedently been reported missing,” Lethbridge constabulary said successful a quality merchandise Wednesday.

Police said aft that, the ma and lad near the location and walked to a nearby business.

“Evidence gathered during the probe indicated the lad was successful aesculapian distress,” constabulary added.

Video surveillance showed the brace spent the nighttime connected the thoroughfare and the lad ne'er moved from the ground, constabulary said, adding astatine nary clip were paramedics called.

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On Dec. 26 astir 2 p.m., the pistillate reported she had recovered her lad dead.

Two radical who enactment astatine a concern adjacent wherever the lad was recovered told Global News they saw exigency responders region the assemblage from a spot successful beforehand of Foothills Cleaners.

Toxicology results to corroborate the teen’s origin of decease are inactive being processed. (Such tests tin instrumentality weeks oregon months to complete.)

In the meantime, Blanche Isobel Irene Fick, 38, of Lethbridge, has been charged with transgression negligence causing decease and failing to supply the necessaries of life.

Fick remains successful custody and is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Friday, Feb. 7.