Newly released toxicology results have revealed that an 8-year-old Mansfield girl died from a fatal dose of methadone, a drug commonly used to treat opioid addiction.

The Richland County Coroner’s Office said that the child, Elyana Stephens, had 867 milliliters of methadone in her system when she was found unresponsive by her parents on May 26. Her death was ruled an accidental overdose.

Neighbors at the Wooded Acres Trailer Park say they remember that morning vividly.

“I was going to work and there were a lot of cop cars lined up,” said neighbor Mandy Alexander, whose porch faces the Stephens’ home. “It was just super sad. It made my whole morning. Literally, that’s all I thought about. Because it was such a little girl.”

According to the coroner’s report, Elyana’s parents told invest

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