LACEY – A Township woman will remain in jail after being charged for her son’s death involving drugs, officials said.
34-year-old Natalie Sabie was previously charged with Aggravated Manslaughter as well as three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and possession of Fentanyl.
Sabie found her two-year-old son unresponsive at their home on September 7. Responding officers and paramedics attempted life saving measures but were unsuccessful. The child was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River where he was pronounced deceased, officials said.
Police determined Sabie was at home with her son when he was found unresponsive. It was later discovered the child had access to illegal narcotics while in his mother’s care, and that two other minor children resided in the home at the time.
On October 12, results from a toxicology report revealed the presence of a significant amount of fentanyl in the child’s system. Authorities determined the child’s cause of death was acute fentanyl intoxication.
Sabie was taken into custody on October 14 and has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail.
The charges referenced are merely accusations and the public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
