Four upstate New York children who were poisoned and killed by their mother and grandmother had an allergy medication that induces drowsiness and kratom in their systems, according to a new report.
The disturbing details into the horrific June murder-suicide in Mechanicsville were revealed in a toxicology report, sources told NewsChannel 13.
Harper Harmon, 13, and his three younger siblings — Hudson, 11; Gracelynn, 10; and Gavin, 10 — were all given kratom and diphenhydramine, a ingredient in Benadryl, before to their deaths, according to the report.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, kratom—also known as “gas station heroin”—is a psychotropic plant extract that can induce opioid-like effects.
The four children were allegedly killed by their mother, Sarah Myers, 44, and grandmother, Amy Steadman, 64, who subsequently committed suicide, according to authorities.
Harper, Hudson, and Gracelynn perished from poisoning, while Gavin was knifed while attempting to defend himself, according to investigators.
Myers had been in a protracted custody fight with her ex-husband Brady Harmon, who lives in Utah and has not seen his children since November 2019.
The children were slain just before they were supposed to spend the summer with their father in the Beehive State.
In a nasty letter recovered by authorities following the slayings, Myers claimed that Harom had abused her and her children and that the deaths were the only way to protect them from future harm.
Harmon refuted the allegations of violence and stated that his ex-wife has “a special place in hell”.
“My kids suffered,” Harmon told a local news program. “To poison them and also to stab them – there’s a special place in hell for people like that.”
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