Two-Year-Old Dies After Ingesting Methadone

Sad news. Two-year-old Masia Wright is dead after his father’s girlfriend left a sippy cup with methadone on a dresser. Suggested Reading The Root Exclusive: Wunmi Mosaku Responds to Her ‘Extraordinary’ First Oscar Nomination For ‘Sinners’ The Largest HBCU Donations in Recent History—You Won’t Believe Who Just Took the Top Donor Spot! New Black Panther…

Sad news. Two-year-old Masia Wright is dead after his father’s girlfriend left a sippy cup with methadone on a dresser.

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Ernest Wright, Masia’s father, says that Dana Anderson, his girlfriend, would never intentionally hurt his child and that it was purely an accident. Anderson has been charged with manslaughter, and bail has been set for $1 million.

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