alabama police say a toddler has died after drinking from a bottle of grape soda believed to have been spiked with methadone 31 year old cassie townsend was babysitting 2 year old demonie hendon friday and noticed that a bottle containing methadone was not where she'd last placed it, bessemer police told alcom hendon was just days away from his third birthday victim: alabama police say toddler demonie hendno has died after drinking from a bottle of grape soda believed to have been laced with methadone he was just days away from his third birthday  methadone is a medication used for opioid addiction, the website explained sgt charlie burton told alcom that townsend brought the boy to a local hospital, uab west, because he appeared to be sick burton said the pair got out and traveled to a residence before going to children's hospital, but the boy was unresponsive and later died alcom reported that townsend was charged with chemical endangerment of a child    before that was upgraded to chemical endangerment exposure to a child resulting in death it was not known if townsend had an attorney jefferson county chief deputy coroner bill yates told the website that toxicology tests have yet to come back alcom reported that march 15 demonie would have had his third birthday townsend was either the boy's godmother or aunt,  authorities told wsfa caretaker: cassie townsend, pictured, is believed to have either been the boy's aunt or godmother 
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alabama police say toddler demonie hendon has died after from a bottle of grape soda believed to have been spiked with methadone . cassie townsend was babysitting the boy on friday and noticed that a bottle containing methadone where not where she'd placed it, police said . hendon, who died wednesday, was just days away from his third birthday 