Police say fentanyl killed 8-year-old Kentucky boy, not an allergic reaction to strawberries

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say an 8-year-old boy died of a fentanyl overdose and not from an allergic reaction last month. The boy’s family believed he had a reaction to eating strawberries when broke out in a rash. This week, police charged 33-year-old Antonio M. Person on a manslaughter charge. Person lived in the home with the boy, who died on March 15. A police report says Person “wantonly possessed/trafficked fentanyl” in the home of the child. The strawberries were sold at a school fundraiser and the incident prompted the county officials to issue an advisory to dispose of the fruit.