Overview
- Prosecutors say autopsy and toxicology found acute cocaine intoxication after the 15-month-old ingested drugs in his home.
- The mother has been placed under investigation for negligent homicide and for giving false information to the public prosecutor.
- Investigators report the narcotic was left inside the apartment in a spot easily reachable by the child.
- The residence has been seized to preserve evidence as authorities work to reconstruct access to the substance.
- The mother will be questioned again in light of the new findings, and the death occurred last August in Vasto in the province of Chieti.