A Miami-Dade mother is facing a murder charge in the 2024 death of her 9-month-old son who'd ingested cocaine and methamphetamine, authorities said.

Natalia Munoz-Paulino, 26, was arrested Monday on a charge of second-degree murder/aggravated child abuse, Miami-Dade jail records showed. Miami-Dade Corrections

According to an arrest report, the infant had been rushed to the hospital from the family's apartment on July 2, 2024, but was pronounced dead in the emergency room.

Officers who'd responded to the apartment found it "disheveled, unkept and dirty" with clothing, old food, trash and used hygienic products scattered on the floor, the report said.

"The environment was unconducive for children to live in as several items which could be harmful to a child's health and well-being were

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