Star author Paul Auster has suffered another stroke of fate after the death of his ten-month-old granddaughter. Daniel Auster, the US writer’s son, died Tuesday at the age of 44. as reported by the New York Post. According to the media report, Auster died of a heroin overdose. Investigators believe it was an accidental overdose.
Daniel Auster had only recently been released on bail after being arrested on April 15 on manslaughter and manslaughter charges. The allegation: He is said to have negligently killed his ten-month-old daughter Ruby in November 2021. According to the medical examiner, she died of “acute poisoning” with fentanyl and heroin. Her father was there when paramedics received an 911 call from his home in Brooklyn and found the child unconscious and unresponsive. It was initially unclear how Ruby got hold of the deadly drug cocktail.
Daniel Auster was probably already taking heroin as a teenager
Daniel Auster pleaded guilty to stealing $3,000 from drug dealer Andre “Angel” Melendez more than two decades ago. The dealer was killed in 1996 by his roommate, New York party promoter “Club Kid Killer” Michael Alig. According to people familiar with the Alig case, Auster used heroin as a teenager.
His father Paul Auster is one of the most successful writers in the USA. He achieved international fame with his “New York Trilogy” and the novel “Leviathan”.
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