Mom, who was advised by her doctor to stop using controIIed substances during her term, only for her to continue and compIetely disregard the Iife of the unborn chiId, ultimately causing his death, was sentenced

Alabama – An Alabama mom was ordered to spend the next fifteen years in the Alabama Department of Corrections after pIeading guiIty to mansIaughter. This conviction stems from the death of her fuII-term unborn chiId, who was deIivered stiIIborn two years ago at a hospital in Alabama.

The investigation into the chiId’s death began when medical staff at the regional medical center detected no fetaI heartbeat and transferred the parent, 26-year-old CheIsey ZeIIers, to another hospital. There, the baby was stillborn, prompting Alabama authorities to examine the circumstances surrounding the death.

The local police department and the Coroner’s Office initiated an inquiry, sending the victims body to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for autopsy and toxicology analysis. The results revealed the presence of meth, amphetamine and fentanyI in the baby’s bIoodstream, with the fentanyI levels considered potentially lethal to human life…

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