It has been more than a year since 1-year-old Nicholas Dominici died from ingesting fentanyl at a Bronx day care.On Monday, a federal judge sentenced Grei Mendez, one of the day care's owners, to 45 years behind bars.

A former daycare owner in the Bronx has been sentenced to 45 years after pleading guilty to several drug charges that led to the death of a 22-month-old in September 2023.

Grei Mendez, 37, operated Divino Niño Daycare out of a small apartment where four children were overcome by fentanyl intoxication, including Nicholas Dominici who died.