PICKENS, SC — A South Carolina woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her grandson by putting OxyContin in his sippy cup, according to the solicitor’s office.
WSPA reports that 46-year-old Angela Denise Brewer was convicted of homicide by child abuse last week.
Deputies arrived at the home on Oct. 17, 2014, to find a family member performing CPR on the unresponsive 14-month-old boy.
The child was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Results from forensic testing during the autopsy found the toddler had a lethal dose of OxyContin in his system.
Investigators say OxyContin was found in a sippy cup provided to the child by his grandmother, Brewer, who was the boy’s caregiver the day he died.
finally sentenced couple days ago, only gets 20 years
RIP to the baby 
