A four-month-old boy has died after his aunt gave him over-the-counter cough medicine, police have confirmed.
Daniel Richardson stopped breathing after he was given Robitussin at his Brooklyn home and died a short time later.
The aunt, identified only as Patricia, has not been charged and police are treating the boy's death as an accident.
She told the New York Daily News: 'I can't believe this happened. I didn't do anything wrong.'
Police were called to the family home at around 6.45pm on Thursday, where the found Daniel unconscious.
Emergency Medical Service workers rushed the infant to Woodhull Hospital, but doctors were unable to save him.
A spokesman for the city medical examiner's office has said autopsy results were inconclusive pending toxicology and tissue testing.
In 2007, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention warned parents not to give over-the-counter medicine to children younger than two without consulting their doctor.
Daniel's aunt has said that other than a cough, he did not have any medical issues. It is unclear if the family had consulted a doctor about the medicine.Neighbour Precious said: 'She's a very responsible lady. She baby-sat my kids and everything always goes fine.'This had to be a freak accident. I would still let her watch my kids again.'
Source:Daily Mail U.K.
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