SAN JOSE, Calif. (TCN) — A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the 2023 poisoning death of his mother.
According to KRON, 72-year-old Kathleen Dexter died of fentanyl poisoning on June 6, 2023. Her son, Bradley Dexter, lived with her at the time of her death. She reportedly told friends he threatened her multiple times, but she wanted to support him amid his drug addiction.
Bradley Dexter reportedly laced Kathleen Dexter’s oat milk with fentanyl two weeks before she died. She recovered at a hospital, but her son then laced her wine with the drug again, which proved fatal. Her death was ruled a homicide, per KRON…