A Baltimore woman has been charged with second-degree murder after confessing that she gave her two grandchildren doses of methadone in order to help them fall asleep. Authorities say Towanda Reaves , 50, confessed that she rubbed this powerful pain killer on the gums of her one-year old grandson and two-year old granddaughter. The former died as a result of the incident. Woman Arrested for Giving Methadone to Grandkids Reaves reportedly turned over an empty bottle of the dangerous medicine – which is often given to heroin addicts to manage their cravings for opiates and ease the symptoms of withdrawal – to police. Neighbors, meanwhile, were stunned by the development and insisted that Reaves had no ill intentions. “She really took care of them. As far as I can see, she wasn’t a bad person,” one women told a local CBS affiliate. Reaves is due in court for a preliminary hearing on August 29.
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Baltimore Woman Charged with Murder for Giving Grandchildren Methadone
