Infant Dies After Mom Uses Meth Pipe Swab to Clean His Nose

ONTARIO, Calif. — Samuel Reta of Ontario, an 8-month-old boy, has died after his mother told police she accidentally cleaned his nose with a cotton swab used earlier to clean a meth pipe. The infant had been in a coma since police found him in full cardiac arrest. The boy also has a fractured skull, broken arm and pneumonia. His mother, Elizabeth Reta, 27, was arrested Thursday and booked for investigation of felony child abuse.

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