5-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Dies After Drinking Apple Juice with Meth in It, and Mom Faces Murder Charge

The mother of a 5-year-old Florida boy who died last week after allegedly drinking a cup of juice that had methamphetamine in it is now facing a negligent manslaughter charge after she was arrested last week, PEOPLE has learned.

Riviera Beach police allege that the mother, Heather Opsincs, left a plastic apple juice bottle with methamphetamine inside of it open in the fridge of her room at the Sands Hotel, which her 5-year-old son later opened and drank last Sunday, leading to his accidental overdose death.

The boy, who was in the care of a babysitter at the time, began “shivering and shaking” before he “became stiffed” and his “head tilted down,” according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by PEOPLE. Police also allege that Opsincs, 37, later waited an hour to call 911 after being informed that her son became sick.

Paramedics responded to the hotel and provided medical attention to the 5-year-old boy before taking him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Riviera Beach police said in a press release last week.

Opsincs later twice tested positive for methamphetamine, while her son also tested positive, according to the probable cause affidavit. Police also allege they found six meth pipes among other drug paraphernalia inside the apartment, as well as two plastic apple juice bottles.

Inmate records reviewed by PEOPLE show Opsincs is still in custody at the Palm Beach County Jail one week after she was arrested. Opsincs’ bond was set at $100,000, records show.

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At Opsincs’ pretrial detention hearing last Friday, Judge April Bristow told the visibly shaken mother that the details of the case were “pretty egregious,” WPTV reported, and allowed her the possibility of release on bond as long as she refrained from contacting two witnesses.

The outlet reported that Opsincs was also not allowed to speak with anyone under 18 years old, except her daughter.

Opsincs is due back in court on April 22, court documents show.