Months After 3-Year-Old Girl Died with Meth and Fentanyl in System, Mom Is Charged With Homicide

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo:Aiken County Detention Center; Hatcher Funeral Home

Aiken County Detention Center; Hatcher Funeral Home

A mother in South Carolina was charged with murder after an autopsy on her deceased 3-year-old daughter revealed that the little girl had drugs in her system at the time of her death, police say, according to reports.

The Post and Courier, citing arrest warrants, reports that Scott told police she’d been doing homework while Riley was asleep and realized something was wrong when another child tried to wake Riley.

At that point, she told police she found her daughter “unresponsive” and noticed what appeared to be “vomit on the bed,” according to the warrants. Scott further said she rolled Riley over on her stomach after she noticed the child “turning blue,” before calling 911.

Naloxone, a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose, was also found in her bloodstream, indicating that someone administered it to Riley prior to first responders arriving on the scene.

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Scott is currently being held without bond at the Aiken County Detention Center, according toThe Augusta Press. It’s not immediately clear if she has entered a plea or retained an attorney.

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source: people.com