Canoga Park mother arrested after toddler's alleged overdose

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy and what led to the critical condition of their twin sibling.  

On July 11 around 11:20 a.m., officers responded to a home on Sherman Way in Canoga Park regarding the death of a child.  

Police said the mother of twin 3-year-old boys, later identified as Jestice James, discovered one of her kids unresponsive and called 911.  

Paramedics began life-saving measures and transported the twins to the hospital. Unfortunately, one of the boys – later identified as Josiah, died at the hospital on July 11, the other twin, Jestine, dying on July 13.  

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According to the police department, the children ingested or were exposed to an unknown substance. It is unclear what that substance was.  

The mother was booked for murder with bail set at $2 million. 

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