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Sarnia woman charged with manslaughter in connection with overdose death

The 57-year-old was already charged with drug trafficking and possession.

57-year-old woman was already charged with drug trafficking and possession

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Police in Sarnia have charged a woman with manslaughter, seven months after a fatal drug overdose.

A 38-year-old man was pronounced dead after overdosing at a home on Indian Road on August 9. In the days after the death, police searched a home on Devine Street and discovered crack cocaine.

A 57-year-old woman was charged with drug trafficking and possession.

Police say "further evidence" led them to add manslaughter to the list of charges the woman is facing.