Mom Wanted In Baby's Fatal Cold Medicine Case
POSTED: Friday, December 23, 2005
UPDATED: 2:31 pm EST December 23,
2005
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A woman in Seminole County, Fla., charged with giving her 4-month-old daughter a fatal dose of cold medicine is now considered a fugitive, according to a Local 6 News report.Court records show that Leesa Simmons failed to appear in court.Authorities said Simmons gave her daughter, Anya, the medicine Dimetapp hoping it would put her fussy baby to sleep.When the women checked on her a few hours later, Anya was not breathing. She died in October of 2003.Simmons has been free on bail.Defense attorneys said they are hoping family members will persuade her to surrender.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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