Last Friday the 15th, Daniel Austerson of the American writer Paul Auster, was arrested and charged with murder for the death of her ten-month-old daughter, Ruby, following a fentanyl and heroin overdose.
The tragic event happened on November 1 when the 44-year-old man, who was caring for his daughter, injected heroin and lay down for a nap, leaving the little girl unsupervised.
When Auster woke up, the baby was with the purple lips and rigid eyes, the man proceeded to apply Narcan, a nasal spray that suppresses the effect of opioids, and then called the emergency room. In an unconscious state, Ruby was taken to Methodist Hospital, where she died.
What Paul Auster’s son said after the overdose death of his 10-month-old baby
As reported The New York Postthe autopsy confirmed that the baby suffered drug overdose by fentanyl and heroin, although they do not know how he ingested it. On the other hand, testimonies from the same medium affirm that, after her death, Auster took all the girl’s belongings out on the street to give them away.
In his first statements, five months after the incident and after being arrested by involuntary manslaughter y negligent homicideAuster admitted that he was under the influence of heroin the day his daughter died. In addition, she provided details about where she hid the drug, pointing out that it was hidden in the bathroom of the house.
Sentence and background of Daniel Auster
John Hecht, the judge in charge, imposed preventive detention for the accused, before which the defense requested a “reasonable bail” for Auster, arguing that since the death of his daughter he had been detoxified. However, the magistrate ruled that “there was extreme imprudence” and set bail at $250,000 insurance or $100,000 cash, along with an order for psychiatric treatment.
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Daniel Auster (44), the man accused of overdose homicide of his ten-month-old daughter.
The problem of the writer’s son with drugs dates back to his adolescence, when at the age of 18 he entered the world of the New York nightlife along with drug use. He was even involved in a conflict with dealers and he was accused of stealing $3,000 from one of them, who was later killed.
Likewise, Auster was arrested twice for possession of drugs, once in 2008 and once in 2010. While in 2009 he had to serve a sentence, but this time accused of possession of stolen property and petty theft.
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