In August 2021, 19-month-old baby Enora died of an overdose of a very powerful opioid while vacationing with her parents in a house rented on the Airbnb platform.
A holiday that turns into a nightmare. Lydie and Boris Lavenir, a French couple living in Guadeloupe, had rented a house for 2021 family summer vacation on the shores of Lake Wellington in Florida.
But, in one afternoon, their life changed. After her nap, Enora, the youngest of their four children, was lifeless, her face blue and foam pouring from her mouth, as reported by The Washington Post in recent hours.
Despite the intervention of the emergency services, Enora died. The autopsy revealed that the child had ingested a lethal dose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid.
A party with narcotics organized a few days earlier
No trace of fentanyl was ever found in the rental house. Suspicion from investigators turned on the child’s parents but the couple tested negative for fentanyl and no trace was found on any of their belongings, according to police reports.
But the investigation revealed that a few days earlier, other tenants of this holiday home had organized a party where there would have been cocaine or even other products.
In the absence of concrete elements, the death of the little girl was considered accidental by the investigators who still do not know how she was able to ingest the fentanyl.
A house cleaning problem?
More than a year and a half after the events, Enora’s family is suing Airbnb, the owner of the house, the rental manager and the former tenant who had organized this famous party.
The Washington Post reveals that the house would not have been properly cleaned before the arrival of the Lavenir family. For their lawyer, Airbnb should have ensured that the cleaning had been carried out.
Contacted by the Washington Post, the Airbnb platform sent “thoughts to the Lavenir family and loved ones for the devastating loss”.
The other defendants blamed Enora’s parents in their responses made in court. As for the tenant in question, he said he could not be held responsible for what had happened in the house after his departure, including whether it had been cleaned or not.