A Texas mother is facing murder charges after authorities connected her to the death of her 6-year-old son who was diagnosed with tuberculosis.
Prosecutors allege that Ashley Marks, 25, gave her son Jason Sanchez-Marks fatal doses of meth and over-the-counter drugs between April and June 2020 leading to his death.
The child and his sister, 4, were living at their grandfather’s home with Marks coming from a time to another to give them the medication.
But the boy started getting ill after taking the drugs while his little sister remained unharmed because she refused to take them.
“The grandfather said he repeatedly contacted the mother over a two-day period notifying her that the 6-year-old child was ill (projectile vomiting, hallucinating, unable to sleep), but neither the mother nor grandfather sought medical attention for the 6-year-old as the child’s condition worsened,” according to the CPS.
The boy died on June 27, with toxicology results revealing deadly levels of “Chlorpheniramine, Dextromethorphan, and Diphenhydramine with meth” in his system.
Marks intended, according to prosecutors, to collect a total of $100,000 on two life insurance policies.
