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I Dropped My Son Off at Daycare—Hours Later, He Was Dead

I Dropped My Son Off at Daycare—Hours Later, He Was Dead

Summary

Alyce Collins recounts that her 18-month-old son, Deacon, was taken to a hospital after an emergency at his daycare on October 5, 2016. She says responders had cut off his Baltic amber teething necklace and that doctors saw a strangulation mark on his neck; the article title says he died.

Key Facts

  • Collins says she was a single mother and had researched natural parenting practices.
  • She put a Baltic amber teething necklace on Deacon, believing it could ease teething pain.
  • Collins says Deacon was 18 months old in October 2016.
  • She dropped him off at daycare on the morning of October 5, 2016, then went to work.
  • After hearing sirens, Collins drove to the daycare and found emergency vehicles there.
  • The daycare owner told Collins that firefighters had cut off Deacon’s necklace.
  • At the hospital, Collins says she saw doctors trying to resuscitate Deacon and saw a strangulation mark on his neck.
  • The article title states that Deacon died.
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