PEABODY — Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker’s office announced in a press release that Vanessa Jeising, 28, was charged Friday in connection to the death of her 2-year-old daughter who “allegedly was exposed to illegal drugs while the two were living in the mother’s car.”
At Peabody District Court, Jeising was ordered to be held without bail after the arraignment and a not guilty plea for two felony charges, Permitting Substantial Injuries to a Child and Reckless Endangerment of a Child, was given on her behalf, according to the press release.
“Assistant District Attorney Kate MacDougall told Judge Sarah Joss that Jeising allegedly contacted a friend after her daughter, Lily Iorio, appeared unresponsive in their car during the early morning hours of Jan. 18,” the press release said.
Illegal drugs were later found by police in the vehicle.
“The friend encouraged Jeising to take Lily to the hospital, before the friend called Peabody Police to alert them of the impending arrival at the Lahey Medical Center, Peabody. Police escorted Jeising and her daughter into the Emergency Room, where efforts to revive Lily were unsuccessful,” the press release said.
Her next court date is Feb. 3 “for a 58A Dangerousness Hearing.” Detectives from the Peabody Police Department and Essex County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective Unit troopers are investigating the case, according to the press release.
