- BSO Case Number:
- 10-2209-004145
- Jurisdiction:
- Deerfield Beach
- Place of Occurrence:
- 218 S.W. Third St., Deerfield Beach
- Victim:
- Zaire Cenatus, 1, 3/24/2021, male, Deerfield Beach (DECEASED)
- Suspect 1:
- Wendy Previl, 30, 4/30/1992, male, 140 N.E. 26th St., Pompano Beach
- Suspect 2:
- Shaneka Dean, 33, 11/11/1989, female, 218 S.W. Third St., Deerfield Beach
On Monday, Broward Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit detectives arrested the parents of a 1-year-old child for aggravated manslaughter of a child.
According to detectives, at approximately 3:03 p.m. on Sept. 24, 2022, BSO Deerfield Beach District deputies responded to 218 S.W. Third St. reference a medical emergency. Upon arrival, they discovered a child in medical distress. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue transported the child to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
A lengthy investigation by BSO Homicide and Crime Scene unit investigators revealed that the child’s parents, Shaneka Dean and Wendy Previl, failed to provide the care, supervision and services necessary for 1-year-old Zaire Cenatus. As a result of this culpable negligence, the child died from a lethal intoxication of drugs, including fentanyl. Dean and Previl were also charged with possession of fentanyl. BSO arrested Dean and Previl on Monday, Jan. 9.
INVESTIGATORS:
Homicide Det. S. Cottam, CID
Homicide Det. J. Curcio, CID
THIS REPORT BY:
Carey Codd/Sr. PIO
1/10/2023 1315
Deerfield Beach, BSFR
