A Lethbridge, Alta., mom is facing negligence charges in connection with the death of her teenage son over the Christmas holidays.
Lethbridge Police officers responded on Dec. 26, 2024, to the sudden death of a 13-year-old boy, whose body was found outside near a busy city street, police said in a Feb. 5 press release.
Further investigation has led authorities to believe the boy and his mother had been using drugs at approximately 5 p.m. on Christmas Day at a southside residence when he overdosed. A male acquaintance at the home provided life-saving measures and a call was placed to 911, but the caller hung up before speaking with anyone, police said….