A father in Lynn, Massachusetts, is facing charges after his 7-year-old ingested fentanyl.
Sources tell The NBC10 Boston Investigators that the child went into cardiac arrest and is currently in rehab.
Court documents identify the father as 33-year-old Kelvin Lazala. He is facing several charges, including assault and battery on a child with substantial injury, drug trafficking and possession of a large-capacity firearm.
The incident occurred on Feb. 29, but Lazala wasn't arrested until April 10, according to the documents.
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Sources say Lazala was trying to flee the country before he was detained.
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NBC10 Boston reached out to Lazala's defense lawyer, but he said he had no comment on this matter.
"The Department of Children and Families received a report and investigated," a DCF spokesperson wrote in a statement to NBC10 Boston.
Lazala will be back in Lynn District Court in May.
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