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Back in the day, some women would would often use whiskey to help babies cope with teething. However, to help her grandchildren get to sleep, one wild woman decided to rub methadone in their mouths. The woman, 50-year-old Towanda Reeves has recently been charged with second degree murder, child abuse and assault. Hit the jump for more info.

Reeves put the children to bed at 8:00 pm and called police at 4:00 am once she saw that her 17-month-old grandson, Aadyn Overton was unresponsive. The cause: she rubbed his gums with methadone to help him sleep. She also did the same for her 5-month-old granddaughter, however, she wasn’t killed from the deadly dose. Responding police officers initially believed that the children ingested the drugs by mistake. But, bursting with guilt, she later confessed.

*Check Out Her Mugshot in The GALLERY*

Jamaal Fisher
Daily News