Parents of baby that died of overdose are charged with murder

Parents of two-month-old baby girl who died of a heroin and cocaine overdose are charged with murder Eugene Chandler, 27, and Shaleigh Brumfield, 26, are both charged with murder  Their two-month-old baby was found dead in their Danville, Virginia home  Police say they received a call for help in November 2018 about an unresponsive baby and found the girl unresponsive in the arms of her father Chandler  Officers battled for save the young child's life but she could not be resuscitated  An autopsy ruled the cause of death was 'acute heroin and cocaine intoxication'

By Rod Ardehali For Dailymail.com

Published: 23:12 BST, 25 June 2019 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 25 June 2019

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The drug-addled parents of a two-month-old baby who died from a heroin and cocaine overdose have been charged with murder.

A grand jury indicted Eugene Chandler, 27, and 26-year-old Shaleigh Brumfield for homicide and child neglect on Tuesday, June 25 in Danville, Virginia. 

Police say they received a call for help in November 2018 about an unresponsive baby and found baby girl unresponsive in the arms of Chandler. 

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