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Mother sentenced to prison in death of baby involving fentanyl

PITTSBURGH — A mother has been sentenced to prison after an 18-month-old baby died from ingesting fentanyl.

Jhenea Pratt, 23, has been sentenced to the statutory maximum of five to 10 years.

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Pratt was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of children. She was not guilty on charges of first- and third-degree murder.

The charges stemmed from an April 2018 incident when police responded to an East Hills apartment for a report of a baby who was not breathing.

The baby, Charlette Napper-Talley, later died at Children's Hospital.

Lab results showed she had ingested a designer form of fentanyl after drinking from a sippy cup filled with the drug.

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