Mum 'died of heroin overdose' in baby's hospital room while Dad was passed out

A mother died of an apparent heroin overdose in
front of her seven-month-old daughter while
inside the baby’s hospital room. Nearby the girl’s
father was found unconscious after he too took
the drug while visiting.
The death of Mary Ann Landers has shocked the
small town of Trinity, Alabama, where she and
her husband where known as doting church-going
parents.
Just hours before the 32-year-old died on
Wednesday the couple had taken to Facebook to
update the progress of their daughter who had
undergone surgery.
The mother was later found slumped on the floor
at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical
Centre and her husband Wesley Landers was
discovered unconscious in nearby room.
He was found with a heroin syringe in his arm
and revived with Narcan. Another two syringes
were nearby on the bathroom counter, documents
state.
The father has since been arrested and faces
charges of possession of drugs, carrying a
concealed weapon, having weapons while under
disability and possessing drug abuse instruments.
A judge ruled for his bond to be set at $500,000
(£344,000) bond.
“It just goes to show you how strong the
grip is of drugs,” said Hamilton County
Coroner Dr Lakshmi Kode Sammarco.
She added that in just the last two weeks, her
office has investigated more than 20 overdose
related deaths.

“There is just something inherently wrong
with bringing a child to a very specialised
medical centre, one of the best in the world,
and then making a really bad mistake and
losing your own life,” Dr. Sammarco added.
The Landers daughter had been admitted to the
hospital in Cincinnati for a trachea reconstruction
surgery.
Officials said the surgery went well, and the baby
is recovering.
Police continue to investigate the incident.
"I've got to say now nothing really surprises
me,” said Chief Tom Synan of the Hamilton
County Heroin Coalition. "It is shocking
where it happened, how it happened. You're
right there with your child.”