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Woman gave daughter fatal drug overdose in Tacoma

The Columbian
Published: February 10, 2011, 12:00am

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A recovering heroin addict admits she gave her 12-year-old daughter a fatal dose of methadone in Tacoma.

The News Tribune reports 48-year-old Jane Elizabeth Griffith gave the drug in October to her daughter because she complained of knee pain. The girl, Jessica Griffith, who also went by Jessica Wood, died of a drug overdose.

Jane Griffith pleaded guilty Jan. 26 to controlled substance homicide and was sentenced in Pierce County Superior Court to five years in prison.

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Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com

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