Photo: Kenner Police
Police began investigating Froeba on August 16, 2018, when she called 911 to report that her young daughter was unresponsive. According to an online obituary, the girl was namedDaisy Marie Froeba.
Responding officers found Daisy had stopped breathing and rushed her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. While officers did not observe anything unusual with the child, they noticed Froeba was allegedly lethargic and slurring her words.
Froeba told officers she had breastfed her daughter earlier that day before the pair fell asleep. When she awoke hours later, she noticed Daisy was not breathing and called 911. As part of the death investigation, Froeba consented to a blood sample and allegedly admitted to using marijuana the day before.
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An autopsy determined that Daisy had methamphetamine in her system, Kenner police said in the news release. Additional blood samples were sent out for testing and Froeba’s allegedly tested positive for methamphetamine.
One month later, in November, Daisy’s autopsy was complete. Her cause of death was determined to be methamphetamine toxicity, and her death was ruled a homicide.
Froeba has not yet been charged, a Parrish County District Attorney spokesperson tells PEOPLE. On Wednesday, Froeba appeared in court,where she broke down in tears,and was given a $250,000 bond, KADN reports. It is unclear whether she has an attorney.
source: people.com
