Wild-eyed mom bawls during court appearance after she was accused of murdering toddler son
A California woman sobbed in court as she was charged with murdering her young son who died of a fentanyl overdose.
Anaie Flores, 23, was arrested for murder last week in connection to the November 2023 death of her two-year-old, Angel Flores.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department determined Angel's death was caused by fentanyl ingestion.
Flores bawled as she faced a judge on Monday during an arraignment hearing where she did not enter a plea, according to KABC.
The arraignment was postponed to October 28 and she is being held on $2 million bail.
Family members told the local news station in 2023 that the toddler had fallen asleep next to his mother.
When Flores woke up, she allegedly noticed Angel was not breathing and called for help.
First responders attempted life saving measures and transported the boy to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Anaie Flores (pictured), 23, sobbed in court as she was charged with murdering her young son
Two-year-old Angel Flores (pictured) died in November 2023 of a fentanyl overdose
At the time, Angel's grandmother, Zulma Flores, told the news station she could not 'believe what happened.'
'When she wake up the baby was already dead...it was like purple. That's what she told me what happened,' she said.
Earlier this year, Flores pleaded no contest to grand theft and was sentenced to two years of probation in connection to a burglary case, court records show.
Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami, who is prosecuting the case, previously told the Los Angeles Times that his office is cracking on fentanyl-related deaths.
'Fentanyl is sort of like a loaded gun,' Hatami said.
'If you leave a loaded gun in your house and it's not locked up properly and you have children, and a child gets ahold of that loaded gun and shoots themselves, the parent should be responsible.
'That's conscious disregard for the safety of others.'
The mother's arraignment was postponed to October 28 and she is being held on $2 million bail
Family members said the toddler had fallen asleep next to his mother, and when she woke up, she allegedly noticed Angel was not breathing
Earlier this year, Flores pleaded no contest to grand theft and was sentenced to two years of probation in connection to a burglary case
Hatami's office has also charged a mother and grandfather with murder in the case of one-year-old Justin Bulley who died of a fentanyl over dose in February 2024.
Bulley was in the custody of the LA County welfare system and on an approved visit with his mother when he died
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined his cause of death was due to the effects of fentanyl.
His mother, Jessica Darthard, and grandfather, Jessie Darthard, allegedly admitted to drinking and doing drugs at the time.
