SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. (WKRC) – A mother was accused of giving her child a fatal dose of Benadryl in an attempt to deal with his “behavioral issues.”<\/p>\n
Deputies with the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an unattended death at 9:40 a.m. on January 19, 2026, according to a press release<\/a> from the department.<\/p>\n First responders arrived to the home to find an unresponsive 10-year-old boy who would later pass away, authorities said.<\/p>\n A toxicology report on the victim found that his cause of death was an overdose of diphenhydramine, an over-the-counter medicine found in Benadryl, according to local outlet WNYT<\/a>. Following this discovery, the victim’s mother, 43-year-old Rebecca Jordan, was arrested.<\/p>\n “The amount and the dosage here is far beyond what is even, what a reasonable juror would expect is appropriate for a parent in this situation,” said Saratoga County District Attorney Brett Eby. “I think it was an effort to parent and deal with in a neglectful way obviously but to administer and to try to deal with some sort of perceived behavioral issues.”<\/p>\n Prosecutors said there was no indication that the victim requested Benadryl to help him sleep.<\/p>\n Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n