TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – A 49-year-old town resident has been charged with manslaughter following the death of his 16-month-old daughter on April 12, 2021, at a residence on Oakdale Avenue in the town. Haitham Dasan was arraigned on Wednesday, more than four years after the toddler died, by Dutchess County Court Judge Edward McLoughlin, following an indictment handed down by the Grand Jury.

Toxicology test results conducted during the child’s autopsy indicated the child died from acute fentanyl intoxication, according to Dutchess County DA Anthony Parisi. The county’s top prosecutor alleges that the father possessed a hypodermic needle that contained both fentanyl and xylazine, along with a clear plastic straw that contained fentanyl. The toxicology report indicated the presence of fenta

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