LACEY – A Township woman has pled guilty to charges in connection to her son’s death involving drugs, officials said.
Natalie Sabie, 35, pled guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. At the time of her sentencing on September 8, the State will be seeking a term of 10 years New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) – subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act – as to the Aggravated Manslaughter charge, and five years NJSP as to the Endangering charge. The sentences are to run consecutively.
Sabie found her two-year-old son unresponsive at their home on September 7, 2022. Responding officers and paramedics attempted life saving measures but were unsuccessful. The child was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River where he was pronounced deceased, officials said.
Police determined Sabie was at home with her son when he was found unresponsive. It was later discovered the child had access to illegal narcotics while in his mother’s care.
On October 12, 2022, results from a toxicology report revealed the presence of a significant amount of fentanyl in the child’s system. Authorities determined the child’s cause of death was acute fentanyl intoxication.
Sabie was taken into custody on October 14, 2022 and has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledges the diligent efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Kimberly Carr who handled the case on behalf of the State, and commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Lacey Township Police Department, Lacey Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation leading to Sabie’s guilty pleas, and soon her state prison sentence.
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