{"id":26039,"date":"2025-09-05T23:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=26039"},"modified":"2025-09-05T23:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:22:15","slug":"man-who-gave-baby-daughter-benadryl-to-get-alone-time-with-wife-has-been-convicted-of-manslaughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=26039","title":{"rendered":"Man who gave baby daughter Benadryl to get alone time with wife has been convicted of manslaughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article-header_header__gD613\">\n<div class=\"article-header_meta__N4zeN\">\n<h2 class=\"summary_summary__q_VAA\">Adam Canales Jr has been convicted of manslaughter following the overdose of his two-month-old child<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-header_metaWrapper__P4a1g\">\n<div class=\"article-header_shareLink__FtU9x\">\n<div class=\"share-link_container__q9th7\">\n<div class=\"share-link_desktopTabletShareArrowWrapper__Gchyi\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"share live post\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"content-template_body__RWRhb\">\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><strong>A man who gave his baby Benadryl for &#8216;alone time&#8217; 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with his wife, Sarah Canales, who also faces\u00a0manslaughter\u00a0charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">District Attorney Sunshine Stanek argued that the father &#8216;made a habit&#8217; of giving his children over-the-counter, sleep-inducing allergy\u00a0medicine\u00a0when the parents were tired and wanted &#8216;adult time&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Stanek slammed his actions as &#8216;selfish and reckless,&#8217;\u00a0according to the Lubbock-Avalanche Journal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU resizable-image_lowRes__5OkaL resizable-image_fadeOut___ZcLy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 33vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=256&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png 256w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=384&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png 384w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt972e82f7dc53f7a5\/68b5d90ccc7abb12413016b2\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.33.35.png 3840w\" alt=\"Adam Canales Jr. and Sarah Canales (Lubbock County Sheriff's Office)\" width=\"464\" height=\"307\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Adam Canales Jr. and Sarah Canales (Lubbock County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;This defendant was so selfish and reckless in his actions that he caused the death of Athena,&#8221; she said, adding: &#8220;They made a habit of giving their kids, including Athena, medicine to make them sleep. When they were tired and just wanted adult time to themselves \u2014 they dosed her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">However, Canales&#8217; attorney Kristopher Mincey argued that the death was accidental, adding that a lot had been going on in their Idalou home, near Lubbock, while raising six children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Mincey also said Canales and his wife had failed to communicate that day that they had each administered Benadryl to the infant on separate occasions. He argued the mistake was fatal but unintentional.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Canales Jr. was convicted in Lubbock County on Thursday (August 28) and is waiting sentencing. He faces up to 20 years in prison, reports KCBD 11. His\u00a0wife, Sarah Canales, is now standing trial separately on the same charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Lubbock County Sheriff&#8217;s officers responded to a report of an unresponsive child in the family&#8217;s home on July 11, 2024, at around 4pm local time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU resizable-image_lowRes__5OkaL resizable-image_fadeOut___ZcLy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 33vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=256&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png 256w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=384&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png 384w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta78d343045fce020\/68b5d96419f5b472c5a7b9c7\/Screenshot_2025-09-01_at_18.34.49.png 3840w\" alt=\"Adam Canales Jr. has been convicted and could face up to 20 years behind bars (KCBD NewsChannel 11)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Adam Canales Jr. has been convicted and could face up to 20 years behind bars (KCBD NewsChannel 11)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">According to an arrest warrant obtained by KLBK at the time, Athena was found dead upon their arrival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Cops\u00a0also reportedly found a variety of drugs in the home, including cough syrups with dextromethorphan and diphenhydramine products like NyQuil and ZzzQuil,\u00a0adds\u00a0La Voce di New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Canales Jr. initially denied giving the\u00a0drug\u00a0to the child but later admitted the offense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">An autopsy report revealed Athena died of &#8216;mixed drug toxicity,&#8217; the warrant adds, with diphenhydramine levels deemed too high for an infant to survive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The active ingredient in Benandryl is an antihistamine that can be sedating, but in infants, it&#8217;s considered highly dangerous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The FDC and CDC warn that it shouldn&#8217;t be administered to children under two without medical supervision with even relatively small overdoses triggering heart arrhythmias, coma and\/or seizures which lead to death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Canales Jr has been convicted of manslaughter following the overdose of his two-month-old child A man who gave his baby Benadryl for &#8216;alone time&#8217; with his wife has been convicted of manslaughter. Adam Canales Jr. from\u00a0Texas\u00a0has been convicted following the death of his two-month-old daughter, Athena Brigida-Kay Canales, in July 2021. Prosecutors argued the\u00a0father\u00a0has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,17,11,20,24,15,12,25,22,18,16,21,14,23,13],"class_list":["post-26039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chronic-diseases","tag-fitness","tag-health-tips","tag-healthcare-technology","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-healthy-living","tag-medical-advice","tag-medical-awareness","tag-medical-research","tag-mental-health","tag-nutrition","tag-patient-care","tag-preventive-care","tag-public-health","tag-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Man who gave baby daughter Benadryl to get alone time with wife has been convicted of manslaughter - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=26039\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man who gave baby daughter Benadryl to get alone time with wife has been convicted of manslaughter - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Adam Canales Jr has been convicted of manslaughter following the overdose of his two-month-old child A man who gave his baby Benadryl for &#8216;alone time&#8217; with his wife has been convicted of manslaughter. 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