Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Maria Gershenovich talks about David Anthony Castro, who is charged in the fentanyl overdose death of his infant daughter, outside of the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
“He was the only person caring for her. He had a duty of care, and unfortunately he failed her.”
— Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Maria Gershenovich, at a hearing last week for David Castro, whose 3-month-old baby Phoenix died of a fentanyl overdose. Castro was ordered to stand trial on child endangerment charges. His attorney said “he loved that baby” but “had his own addiction to deal with.”
Originally published at Bay Area News Group