Overview
- The medical examiner determined fentanyl exposure caused the one-day-old boy's death, with placement in a plastic bag contributing.
- The ruling reclassifies the case as a homicide more than a year after the infant died on Nov. 21, 2024.
- Police say the baby, referred to as “John Doe” Santiago-Sanchez, was born at home in Hamilton Heights the day before he was brought to the hospital.
- The infant arrived unconscious at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where staff notified police.
- No arrests have been made, and the NYPD says the investigation remains ongoing.