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Mother gets prison term in toddler's overdose death

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh mom has been sentenced in the death of her toddler daughter, which authorities say was due to the narcotic fentanyl found in the child’s pink sippy cup.

Jhenea Pratt, 24, was sentenced Wednesday to five to 10 years in state prison.

Pratt was convicted in June of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment by an Allegheny County jury that rejected convicting her of first- or third-degree murder.

Pratt was charged in the April 2018 death of 17-month-old Charlette Napper-Talley. Authorities said a lethal amount of fentanyl was found in the child’s blood.

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