A 33-year-old Texas father, Adam Canales, was convicted of the 2021 death of his 2-month-old daughter, Athena. Canales had been giving her multiple drugs, including Benadryl, to have “quality time” with his wife, who will also stand trial for manslaughter.

As reported by Everything Lubbock, Canales was found guilty of manslaughter on Thursday, August 28. He had inadvertently caused his daughter, Athena, to overdose on a mix of drugs.

“This defendant was so selfish and reckless in his actions that he caused the death of Athena,” Lubbock County District Attorney Sunshine Stanek said in her opening statements, as per the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. “They made a habit of giving their kids, including Athena, medicine to make them sleep.”

The incident occurred, according to court documents, on

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