A Brooklin, Ont., man has been charged with manslaughter following a fatal fentanyl overdose in March.
According to the Durham Regional Police Service, on March 19 police arrested a 19-year-old Jacob Norn and charged him with five counts each of possessing and trafficking fentanyl. It’s alleged an 18-year-old boy who ingested the drug and subsequently died at an address in the area of Carnwith Drive and Baldwin Street North in Brooklin.
The victim’s name was not released.
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Police say a post-mortem examination determined the cause of death was due to a fentanyl overdose.
As a result of the finding, Norn was arrested Thursday and further charged with manslaughter.
He was held in custody for a. bail hearing in an Oshawa court.
Investigators have charged a 19-year-old male with manslaughter from an overdose investigation in Brooklin.
M/R: https://t.co/Cdx8UcDmSZ pic.twitter.com/WFURnWBPBl— Durham Regional Police (@DRPS) April 15, 2021
Police are seeking additional information on the incident. Anyone with information can contact Det. Graham of the major crime homicide unit at ext. 5418 or D/Cst Bortoluss of the Central West Criminal Investigations Bureau at ext. 3841.
Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca
Durham police say between January and March of this year, officers have conducted 37 sudden-death investigations where a drug overdose is suspected, and five have returned as opioid-related.
“This is almost double compared to the 19 sudden-death investigations during same time frame in 2020,” police stated Thursday.
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