Mother accused of killing baby daughter after rubbing fentanyl on her gums to help her sleep, prosecutors say

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Mother accused of killing baby daughter after rubbing fentanyl on her gums to help her sleep, prosecutors say
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Kimberly Nelligan has appeared in court after she was arrested nearly a year after the death of her daughter.

A woman who was arrested in connection with the death of her 1-year-old daughter allegedly rubbed fentanyl on the baby's gums more than a dozen times to help her sleep.

The Maine medical examiner's office later told police Jordynn's cause of death was acute fentanyl intoxication after directly ingesting the drug, reportsthat can be as much as 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine. While developed for pain management, it can also be used recreationally as a heroin-like substance and is often cut with the drug.. as many are unaware they are using the drug which is 50 times more powerful than heroin.

"Shane said Kimberly was taking leftover baggies from their 'dope' and using the residue to put on the inside of Jordynn's gums to help her sleep," an affidavit states, reports"Shane said Kimberly told him she had done it with her other kids in the past. Smith said he didn't object to what Nelligan was doing as she assured him it was safe. Nelligan's other two children are aged three and seven.

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