Daniel Auster, son of novelist Paul Auster, was charged with manslaughter within the overdose dying of his child.
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The son of award-winning novelist Paul Auster has been arrested for manslaughter within the drug-related dying of his child daughter in Park Slope, cops mentioned Saturday.
Daniel Auster, 44, was caring for his 10-month-old daughter Ruby on the afternoon of Nov. 1 when paramedics responded to a 911 name from the Brooklyn residence, authorities mentioned.
First-responders discovered the newborn unconscious and unresponsive and rushed her to Methodist Hospital, the place she was pronounced lifeless, the NYPD mentioned.
An post-mortem concluded that Ruby died of an overdose of fentanyl and heroin, authorities mentioned.
A police spokesman mentioned Saturday he didn't understand how Ruby ingested the medicine.
Daniel Auster was arrested Friday evening and charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent murder, police mentioned.
Daniel pleaded responsible greater than twenty years in the past to stealing $3,000 from drug seller Andre “Angel” Melendez. Melendez was infamously killed by his roommate, New York occasion promoter “Membership Child Killer” Michael Alig, in 1996.
Daniel’s father, Paul Auster, wrote “The New York Trilogy,” “The E-book of Illusions,” and “Moon Palace.” Daniel’s mom, Paul Auster’s first spouse, is author Lydia Davis.
The writer has gained quite a few worldwide awards and been on the shortlist for the distinguished Booker Prize and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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