Crime & Safety
Brookline Mother Charged After Drugs Found In Infant Daughter's System
A Brookline woman faces several criminal charges after drug metabolites were found in her six-month old daughter's urine sample.
PITTSBURGH, PA — A Brookline woman is facing charges after her six-month-old daughter was found to have ingested drugs.
Alicia Graham, 24, is facing charges of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Police were notified by UPMC Children's Hospital that the baby girl was admitted after cocaine and fentanyl metabolites were found in her urine sample.
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Various drug paraphernalia items were found in Graham's apartment.
According to WTAE-TV, Graham admitted to police that she kept a crack pipe and a plate used to break up her crack rocks in the baby's nursery.
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Graham reportedly told officers she never smoked in the same room as her daughter.
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