A father and a drug dealer have been charged with murder following the fentanyl overdose death of 3-month-old Phoenix Castro in May 2023. New evidence from the dealer's cell phone revealed crucial text messages that linked the dealer, Phillip Ortega, to selling fentanyl to the father, David Castro, which led to the child's death. This case also connects to the death of another child, Winter Rayo. The tragic event has prompted significant reforms in the child welfare system, as authorities had ignored earlier warnings about the child's safety.
New evidence retrieved from a drug dealer's broken cell phone led to the murder charges against the father of 3-month-old Phoenix Castro and the drug dealer, Phillip Ortega. This marks San Jose's second-ever murder prosecution over a child's fentanyl overdose.
The investigation into Baby Phoenix's death, which occurred in May 2023, revealed major flaws in the child welfare system, prompting significant reforms after warnings about the child's danger were ignored.
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