Alleged dealer charged in drug death

London police have charged a city man after a drug-related death in December, 2021.

London, Ont. police have charged a city man after a drug-related death in December, 2021.

According to police, emergency services responded to a 9-1-1 call for an unresponsive man in a parking lot near Exeter Road and Wellington Road on Dec. 21 around 4:40 a.m.

The man from Ilderton, Ont. was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later. A post-mortem revealed the cause of death as a fentanyl overdose

Officers say they identified the male suspect who sold the fentanyl to the victim — a 35-year-old of London was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with one count of manslaughter.