A Tennessee woman was charged with first-degree murder after her newborn twins died with drugs in their systems, officials say
Both infants tested positive for several drugs, including cocaine, when they were born July 21, according to the affidavit filed the arresting officer. They died two days later, within hours of each other.Rise in serious birth defect might be tied to opioid use, study saysTiffany Roberts, 29, admitted to investigators to taking drugs,"citing she has a problem," the affidavit said. Medical staff at T.C.
Roberts told investigators she took ecstasy on July 20 and went to the hospital after being short of breath, according to an affidavit. She gave birth prematurely the next day, after 23 weeks of pregnancy, the affidavit said.Read MoreBoth infants died on July 23 of pulmonary hemorrhage as the cause of death, according to the affidavit.
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