Baby who smelled like embalming fluid dies after mom smothers him while co-sleeping, cops say

Authorities successful Pennsylvania arrested a 28-year-old pistillate aft co-sleeping allegedly led to the decease of her 2-month-old son.

Thalia Matos is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the payment of children successful the decease of her babe lad Royce Coxson, tribunal records say.

According to a transgression ailment obtained by section Fox affiliate WOLF, Royce died successful July astatine an flat successful the 100 artifact of Fallbrook Street successful Carbondale, which is conscionable extracurricular Scranton.

Matos reportedly admitted to sleeping successful the aforesaid furniture arsenic Royce and her 5-year-old girl aft consuming marijuana. Cops aboriginal learned via a humor trial that the THC successful Matos' strategy was laced with formaldehyde, the affidavit stated. A neighbour reportedly told cops that some Matos and Royce smelled similar embalming fluid.

The fishy besides reportedly lied to detectives erstwhile she said she was unsocial with her children the nighttime earlier Royce's death. Security video showed determination were aggregate radical coming successful and retired of the apartment, the affidavit said.

A aesculapian examiner reportedly concluded the origin of decease was asphyxia by mechanical compression.

Matos slept successful the aforesaid furniture with her children contempt attending an acquisition people astatine a infirmary astir the dangers of co-sleeping, according to police.

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