Fairfield Daycare Operator Sued By Parents Over Baby’s Death

FAIRFIELD, CT — The parents of Adam Seagull have filed a lawsuit against Carol Cardillo, the Fairfield daycare operator charged with killing the infant with an overdose of Benadryl last year, according to the Connecticut Post. Cardillo is awaiting trial after rejecting a plea deal last month in which she could have received a sentence of 15 years, suspended after serving five years in prison, followed by probation. Cardillo, of Edgewood Road, was arrested by Fairfield Police last September following an investigation into the infant’s death on March 22 at the unlicensed daycare she operated out of her home. Adam was 4 months old at the time of his death.

Cardillo was charged with second-degree manslaughter, second-degree reckless endangerment and risk of injury to a minor. (To sign up for Fairfield breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Matthew and Michelle Seagull, of Shelton, have filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Bridgeport and are seeking more than $15,000 in damages, according to the Post.

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The Post reports Cardillo’s husband, Vincenzo Cardillo, is also named in the lawsuit on claims that he should have intervened and prevented his wife from administering Benadryl to young children at the daycare.

Cardillo’s arrest came nearly two months after Adam V. Seagull’s death was ruled a homicide. Cardillo has pleaded not guilty.

Seagull, who lived in Shelton, was originally thought to have died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, but an autopsy and toxicological tests showed he had high levels of Benadryl in his system. Benadryl should not be administered to children under the age of 2, and should only be administered to children between the age of 2 and 4 years old after consultation with a doctor, police said in a press release announcing the arrest.

Read more about the lawsuit at the Connecticut Post here.

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