Enfield Mother Arrested in 12-Year-Old Daughter's Death

The story is the death of a 12-year-old girl found in her Enfield home in March. The most recent development I found is the arrest of the girl's mother. If your segment is about something else, tell me and I'll rewrite it.

Police were called to the family's Elm Street home on March 18 for an unresponsive 12-year-old. Her stepfather, 39, was later charged with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child after the medical examiner determined she had been sexually assaulted. He has not been charged with murder in connection with her death. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later reported that she died from acute intoxication involving three medications, diphenhydramine, fluoxetine and bupropion, and ruled the manner of death undetermined, listing it as an overdose with undetermined intent.

On Friday, police arrested the girl's mother, a 39-year-old Enfield woman. She was held on a $250,000 court-set bond and was scheduled to be arraigned in Hartford Superior Court on Monday. According to the arrest warrant, police arrested her after she gave conflicting accounts about when medication was secured in the home, who managed the drugs, and whether the sleep aid diphenhydramine was placed in her children's pill organizers. The reports I found did not list the specific charges against her.

Chief Fox said earlier that the department was still trying to determine whether anyone else would be charged. "The case remains active and ongoing," he told NBC Connecticut last month, adding that police continue to work to determine the manner of death. Investigators have released several search warrants during the case, including one showing they were searching a laptop. The state Department of Children and Families has also released details of its involvement, and police bodycam video shows an interaction with the girl a week before her death.

The girl's biological father and community members have gathered at court hearings to honor her and say they will attend every proceeding. The mother had previously filed for divorce from the stepfather in June. The charges against both parents are allegations, and the case remains in the courts.