New Facts: Toxicology Report Confirms Fatal Substance Levels

Toxicology testing in the Mechanicville case found lethal levels of diphenhydramine in all six people who died. Compounds from kratom were present in four of the victims.

The findings confirm the four children were poisoned with the over-the-counter allergy and sleep medication in June. Their mother and grandmother also died after ingesting lethal doses, and the children were ages 13, 11, and 10-year-old twins.

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