NBC Bay Area: San Jose parents charged in toddler's fentanyl-related death appear in court

A San Jose couple charged with murder in the fentanyl death of their own toddler appeared in court Monday for the first time.

The case centers around an 18-month-old girl who prosecutors said died from fentanyl exposure. Kelly Richardson and Derek Rayo, who are being held in jail without bail, did not enter a plea during the court appearance.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is prosecuting six other fatal cases involving fentanyl. The Richardson and Rayo case is the first in the county where parents are charged with murder in a fentanyl-related death.