St. Louis Mother Sentenced in Methadone Death of Infant, Faces Trial for Additional Child Fatalities
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis County woman, Mary Anne Curtis, 31, received a seven-year prison sentence on Monday after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the methadone poisoning of her 17-day-old son in March 2022. Curtis admitted her drug use influenced the tragic outcome during the court proceedings. This recent sentencing is part of a broader and more troubling pattern involving Curtis. While on bond in March 2023, she allegedly exposed a 17-month-old girl …