A mother in Iredell County is charged with murder after her child, who was less than two years old, died from fentanyl toxicity. According to the Mooresville Police Department, officers were called to a home on Ridge Avenue in Mooresville on Feb.

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.

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.

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