AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- The mother of a northeast Ohio toddler has been indicted on a murder charge in the February methamphetamine death of the child in a home that investigators say had a meth lab in the basement.
The Summit County prosecutor's office on Tuesday said 20-year-old Heather Lerch of Akron and her boyfriend's brother, 22-year-old Ronald Legg, were indicted on murder charges. The boyfriend, 19-year-old Randy Legg, and 24-year-old Allen Ray Kostra were indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports (http://bit.ly/HTyayi) the county medical examiner has said 1-year-old Patrick Lerch ingested methamphetamine during a "period of abuse and neglect" and ruled the death a murder.
The four defendants lived where was found unresponsive Feb. 26 and declared dead at a hospital.
No attorneys were found in online court records.
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Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com
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