Officials Charged A California Woman With Murder They Found Meth In Her Stillborn Fetus's System
A 25-year-old woman in California has been charged with murder in the death of her stillborn baby after officials found"toxic levels of Methamphetamine in the fetus' system."
According to a Hanford Police Department press release provided to BuzzFeed News, Chelsea Cheyenne Becker was arrested Tuesday and booked for a first-degree murder felony over the stillbirth she experienced in September. Police said they received information about a"suspicious fetal death" on Sept. 10, the day Becker delivered a stillborn fetus. Medical professionals believed the fetus"may have been drug exposed while the mother was pregnant," the press release stated.
An autopsy on the fetus was conducted by the Kings County Coroner's Office, and the death was determined a homicide due to the levels of Methamphetamine in the fetus's system. Police said they learned of Becker's"years of substance abuse" during questioning, and according to the release, she told officials she"used Methamphetamine while she was most recently pregnant as late as three days prior to giving birth to the stillborn fetus.", Becker's aunt said the 25-year-old's three other children were born with meth in their system.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
First woman elected mayor of Scranton, as an independent after sparring with Democratic machineAn independent who changed her party affiliation after sparring with the local Democratic Party became the first elected female mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, taking the helm of a city known for its deep blue ties
Read more »
Meet Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim woman elected to Virginia's state SenateFormer community college professor Ghazala Hashmi just became the first Muslim woman elected to Virginia’s state Senate. (via CNBCMakeIt)
Read more »
Gradual lifestyle changes helped this woman lose 75 pounds and keep it offHow this woman lost 75 pounds: Gradual lifestyle changes were the key to her weight loss success. - NBCNewsBETTER
Read more »
Texas executes white supremacist convicted of strangling womanThe state of Texas on Wednesday executed a man convicted of murder for the 2002 ...
Read more »
Woman arrested for faking cancer, collecting $10K in GoFundMe, Facebook campaignsA Pennsylvania woman has been charged after faking cancer to raise thousands of dollars in crowdfunding campaigns, according to authorities.
Read more »