Obituaries

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Arrested Husband of Bronx Daycare Center Caretaker Charged with Drug Trafficking Resulting in Death

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Felix Herrera Garcia, the arrested husband of Grei Mendez, the caretaker of Kingsbridge Heights-based Divino Niño Daycare Center, who has been charged with murder and other drug trafficking offenses following the fatal fentanyl poisoning of one-year-old Nicholas Dominicus at the center on Sept. 15, has been charged with drug trafficking resulting in death in connection with the incident. Three other infants were also poisoned during the same incident but are recovering, as reported.

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: 40+ Pounds of Fentanyl Seized Six Blocks from Bronx Daycare Center Where Infants OD’d  

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Federal law enforcement authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 28, that as part of the ongoing investigation into fentanyl trafficking in New York City, federal, state, and local law enforcement officers recovered over 40 pounds of suspected fentanyl, carrying an estimated street value of $1.5 million in The Bronx on Tuesday evening, Sept. 26. They said the latest seizure took place six blocks away from Divino Niño Daycare Center at 2707 Morris Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights, where one-year old Nicholas Dominici experienced fentanyl exposure and later died on Friday, Sept. 15. Three other infants were also hospitalized as a result of being exposed to fentanyl at the same daycare center and are now recovering, as reported.

FAKE GoFundMe Page Removed, Legitimate GoFundMe Page Live for Nicholas Dominici, Fentanyl OD Victim

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In the wake of the tragic death of one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici at Divino Niño Daycare Center in Kingsbridge Heights due to a fentanyl overdose on Friday, Sept. 15, District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez has spoken out to condemn attempts to exploit the tragedy through the creation of a fraudulent GoFundMe campaign, purportedly set up to support the grieving family.

UPDATE Mendez, Acevedo Brito Also Hit with Federal Charges in Death of Nicholas Dominici at Bronx Daycare Center

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following their arrests in The Bronx on murder, attempted murder, and other serious charges, Grei Mendez, the owner/caretaker of the Kingsbridge Heights daycare center where, as reported, one-year-old Nicholas Dominici lost his life on Friday, Sept. 15, and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, her accomplice, were also hit with further federal drug trafficking charges in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, Sept. 19. 

One Kilo of Fentanyl Hidden Near Mat Where Bronx Daycare Babies Napped

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police officials said Monday that a kilo of fentanyl was found hidden under a mat on which babies had been napping at the Kingsbridge Heights daycare center on Friday, Sept. 18, where they fell unconscious. As reported, one-year-old Nicholas Dominici died later on Friday, after he was rushed to hospital by emergency services, along with a 2-year-old baby boy, and an 8-month-old baby girl, each of whom had been exposed to fentanyl.