MOORESVILLE, N.C. – A local woman is charged with murder in the death of her toddler. Riley Wormington is accused of letting her child under two-years-old ingest a lethal dose of fentanyl. Despite life-saving efforts from first responders, the toddler died February 13th at a home on Ridge Avenue in Mooresville.

A 23-year-old mother has been charged with second-degree murder over her child's fentanyl-related death that happened last year.

A woman was arrested in Denver, CO, in connection with the death of her child, who died from fentanyl toxicity in Mooresville last year.

After a yearlong investigation, police charged a woman with second-degree murder after her child swallowed a fatal dose of fentanyl while they were living in Mooresville. Even a pencil tip amount of the synthetic opioid pain reliever drug can be fatal, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Riley Tehy Wormington was arrested on charges filed by the Mooresville Police Department. She’s charged with felony second-degree murder and two counts apiece of felony child abuse, two

IFN Staff A former Mooresville resident faces murder and child abuse charges in connection with the death of a child in February 2024 following

A 23-year-old mother was arrested by local and federal law enforcement in Denver this week over a year after police in North Carolina said her daughter died as a result of fentanyl ingestion.