BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) _ A Bolivar woman accused of causing the death of her 15-year-old son is no longer facing a murder charge. KYTV reports Polk County authorities dropped a second-degree murder charge against 41-year-old Danielle Baker, a registered nurse who was accused of supplying liquid morphine and other controlled substances to her 15-year-old son. He died of an overdose March 20th at the family’s home.The morphine was traced to a patient who died at Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility where Baker worked.The charge was dropped under a law that allows someone to call for medical help
for a person who is overdosing without fear of facing charges. Baker called 911
to report her son’s emergency.
Baker is still charged with stealing a controlled substance, tampering with
physical evidence and endangerment of a child.
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