A Guadeloupean family plans to sue Airbnb after their toddler died during a stay after ingesting the dangerous synthetic opioid Fentanyl.
The baby’s tragic death sparked an investigation by American law enforcement agents, but officials working on the death have become unsure if they will ever obtain justice for the child.
The family says they will not stop until they get answers and someone is held responsible and is filing a lawsuit against Airbnb, the property owner, the rental’s manager, and one renter who had hosted the party in the house they stayed in while visiting the country.
In August 2021, Lydie and Boris Lavenir brought their family to the United States for vacation, arranging to stay in a four-bedroom, two-bath lake house in Wellington, Fla.
The couple brought their five children, including a 19-month-old toddler, and according to the Washington Post, the trip to the Sunshine state turned deadly for Enora.
After playing with some pots and pans in the kitchen, the almost-two-year-old was discovered dead in her room after a 2-hour nap, reports the Daily Mail. The family called local authorities upon seeing the child’s face turned blue and foam falling from her lips.
The family was devastated by the premature death of the toddler but more shocked when the Palm Beach County medical examiner produced a toxicology report that would reveal the child’s death was caused by a lethal amount of fentanyl.
The family had never heard of the drug, a street narcotic that has been ravishing the United States for years.
The Lavenirs hired an independent medical examiner whose toxicology report confirmed the PBC autopsy, leaving the family, the police, and Airbnb scrambling to find how the baby got the drugs. However, investigators have hit a brick wall saying they were unable to locate the drugs anywhere on the property.
They also interviewed and tested the parents, and neither of them had the drug in their system. Drugs…
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