Parents charged after 1-year-old dies of drug poisoning in Deerfield Beach

Sources: WPLG & NBC

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – A mother and father faced charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and possession of fentanyl after the death of their 1-year-old son in Deerfield Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

Thirty-year-old Wendy Previl and 33-year-old Shaneka Dean were arrested Monday and were held on bonds totaling more than $100,000.

According to BSO, on Sept. 24, authorities were sent to the 200 block of Southwest Third Street and found Zaire Cenatus in “medical distress.”

The little boy was pronounced dead at the hospital.

BSO spokesperson Carey Codd said after a “lengthy investigation” by detectives, authorities determined Previl and Dean “failed to provide the care, supervision and services necessary” for Zaire.

“As a result of this culpable negligence, the child died from a lethal intoxication of drugs, including fentanyl,” Codd said.

Dean posted Bond as of Tuesday but had not been released yet, while Previl was in court Tuesday morning.

Previl has a criminal history, including a prior arrest on two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, plus convictions for possession of heroin and fentanyl with intent to distribute.

He also had a battery charge back in 2019.

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