Fairfield Daycare Owner Sentenced For Baby's Death: Report

FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield's Carol Cardillo has been sentenced to 30 months in prison in connection to the death of a 4-month-old Shelton baby from an overdose of Benadryl in 2016 at an unlicensed daycare she operated out of her home, according to the Connecticut Post. Cardillo made a plea deal and pleaded no contest to second-degree manslaughter. Cardillo, of Edgewood Road, was arrested by Fairfield Police in September 2016 following an investigation into Adam V. Seagull's death on March 22, 2016. She was charged with second-degree manslaughter, second-degree reckless endangerment and risk of injury to a minor.

Cardillo's arrest came nearly two months after Seagull's death was ruled a homicide. Cardillo was sentenced by a Superior Court judge Thursday to 10 years, suspended after 30 months served, and followed by five years of probation, according to the Post.

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 Thursday’s sentencing at the Connecticut Post here.

Photo via the Fairfield Police Department