Missouri Mother Charged in Daughter's Suspected Heroin Overdose Death

The tragic incident underscores the severe impact of the opioid crisis in the United States.

A 4-year-old girl named Sanaa Riggins died of a suspected heroin overdose in Missouri.
Her mother, Christina Huntspon, has been charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death.
Sanaa was found unresponsive on her father's bed, who had legal custody due to Huntspon's drug addiction.
Police found several capsules of suspected heroin at the scene and Huntspon admitted to using heroin in the home that morning.
The incident highlights the ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S., with over 932,000 overdose deaths in the past 21 years.