Crime & Safety
Rehab Patient Charged With Falsely Accusing Man of 'Dosing' Her With Heroin
A patient at Eagleville Hospital rehab center is facing charges after she admitted to falsely accusing a fellow patient of giving her heroin-laced coffee.
According to The Pottstown Mercury, Catiria Ines Cardona, of Philadelphia, a patient at Eagleville Hospital, a substance-abuse recovery center located in Lower Providence, is facing charges that she falsely accused another patient of dosing her with heroin to explain why she tested positive for the drug.
Several days later, Cardona reportedly recanted her story and told police she consumed the heroin herself. She was charged with two counts of making false reports to authorities.Â
Read more about the case here.
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