The Hopkin’s County Coroner’s Workplace revealed final week that Trey Main Harris, the 8-year-old Kentucky boy who was believed to have died from an anaphylactic response to strawberries had, in reality, died from fentanyl intoxication.
As we reported, at about 6:30AM on Thursday, March 15, 2024, Madisonville Police have been known as relating to the boy who was not respiratory and located unresponsive.
Upon arrival on the residence, they realized that the household had introduced the boy to a close-by hospital emergency room the night earlier than after he developed a rash from consuming strawberries bought at a faculty fundraiser. He was declared lifeless a short while later.
Police executed a search warrant on the household’s residence and located a firearm, medication, and drug paraphernalia, in accordance with police.
Whitney Particular person, the boy’s mom, was subsequently arrested on costs of second-degree manslaughter, conspiracy, and aggravated trafficking of a managed substance.
Later, Antonio Particular person, the boy’s stepfather, was arrested on quite a few costs, together with second-degree manslaughter, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and trafficking of fentanyl.
On April 9, the Hopkins County Well being Division issued the next assertion after the strawberries have been examined:
The Hopkins County Well being Division wish to advise that we now have acquired the outcomes from the FDA and state lab in regards to the strawberries from the North and Central Fundraiser immediately. Testing of the strawberries was reported as detrimental immediately by the State Epidemiologist. The state Meals and Security Department has additionally reviewed the studies.
For those who froze the strawberries correctly, we’re now not issuing a warning regarding them.
We admire the teamwork of the Division of Public Well being, the Madisonville Police Division, the Medical Examiner’s Workplace, Hopkins County Board of Training, and the residents of Hopkins County.
There have been 443 flats distributed by North and 535 flats distributed by Central; these strawberries have been distributed by Juicy Fruit LLC, Southern Grown and Sizemore Farms. We admire their concern for public security. We have been contacted by their Security Director who was useful and supportive.
These strawberries have been pushed to Frankfort the day of our notification, however intensive lab testing was achieved, and this takes time. We admire your persistence and please perceive that public security was our major concern.
Thanks,
Denise Seashore, MS, BSN, RN
Public Well being Director
Hopkins County Well being Division
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