Son of successful writer Paul Auster, Daniel AusterArrested by New York Police manslaughter following the overdose death of his ten-month-old daughterreported this Saturday, according to official sources.
According to law enforcement, Daniel Auster, 44, was looking after his daughter, Ruby, when he called the police on November 1. Brooklyn county residence, according to local media.
Emergency services at your home they found the girl unconscious and was transferred to Methodist Hospital, where his death was confirmed.
An autopsy has now revealed that child took an overdose of fentanyl and heroinhowever, it is not known how he took the drugs.
Daniel Auster with a criminal recordHe was arrested on Friday night and charged with willful manslaughter and reckless murder.
His father, Paul Auster, is a well-known novelist who has won numerous awards and has written such works as ‘A Man in the Dark’, ‘The Book of Illusions’, ‘The New York Trilogy’ or ‘Leviathan’. Including the Prince of Asturias Letters Award in 2006.