# Mom Placed Baby on Pink Pillow Near Drugs Before Infant Died

> Ohio couple sentenced to prison after newborn died of cocaine toxicity in drug-laden home.
- Title: Mom Placed Baby on Pink Pillow Near Drugs Before Infant Died
- Summary: Ohio couple sentenced to prison after newborn died of cocaine toxicity in drug-laden home.
- Keywords: involuntary manslaughter, ohio, cocaine toxicity, newborn death, drug paraphernalia, basement, luverne avenue, oregon, justin soll, shannon wester, emilia soll, Law & Crime
- Source: Law & Crime — https://lawandcrime.com/crime/mom-placed-baby-on-pink-pillow-near-a-lot-of-drugs-in-a-very-small-room-before-infant-died-of-cocaine-toxicity
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- Topics: involuntary manslaughter, ohio, cocaine toxicity, newborn death, drug paraphernalia, basement, luverne avenue, oregon, justin soll, shannon wester, emilia soll, crime
## Newborn Death
An Ohio couple is headed to prison for at least a decade after their newborn daughter died of cocaine toxicity.
## Infant's Death Timeline
Cops responded around 4 a.m. on Feb 22 to a home in the 2900 block of Luverne Avenue in Oregon for a newborn not breathing.
## Baby's Condition
First responders found the girl pale with vomit coming from her mouth.
## Hospital Outcome
She was rushed to the hospital where she died three days later.
## Drug Discovery
Cops found pacifiers and bottle nipples near bags of white powder.
## Parents' Sentencing
Justin Soll will spend between 10 and 15 years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
## Mother's Sentence
Shannon Wester was sentenced on Oct 30 to between 5 and 7 1/2 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to the same charges.
## Baby's Care
Wester said she had fed the girl about two hours earlier before placing her on a pink pillow on the floor.
## Father's Account
Soll said he woke up to find his daughter not breathing. He called 911 and started CPR until paramedics arrived.
## Prosecutor's Statement
The prosecutor told the court the bedroom was riddled with numerous drug paraphernalia and cocaine.
## Judge's Ruling
Judge Joe McNamara said Soll failed his daughter and Emilia never should have been in that basement.
## Father's Letter
Soll said in a letter he was deeply sorry for his actions and struggled with drug addiction for years.
## Father's Reflection
Soll wrote he should have sought help before she was born and failed to put her needs before his own.
## Aftermath
Following his daughter's death, he and Wester went on 'benders that we hoped would kill us'.
## Key takeaway

Ohio couple Justin Soll and Shannon Wester received prison sentences for involuntary manslaughter after their 8-day-old daughter died of cocaine toxicity in a basement filled with drugs.