A 34-year-old woman in Australia has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including torture, after allegedly poisoning a 1-year-old girl over two months to create videos for online fundraising.
A woman has been arrested in Australia after allegedly poisoning a 1-year-old girl over two months so she could post videos of the child online in order to solicit donations from the public. The Queensland Police said that the Morningside Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) has charged a 34-year-old woman with torture following 'extensive investigations into allegations of an infant being poisoned.
' Authorities allege that between August 6 and October 15, 2024, the woman administered several unauthorized prescription and pharmacy medicines to the child, who was known to her, without medical approval. It is further alleged that the woman disregarded medical advice and went to lengths to obtain unauthorized medicines, including old medicines for a different person available in their home. Further investigations into the case allegedly revealed that the woman 'carefully concealed her continued efforts to administer the unauthorized medicines until the matter was detected and reported to police by medical staff from a hospital in Brisbane's south while the child was admitted.' The woman was arrested on January 17, 2025, at an Underwood address. She has been charged with five counts of administering poison with intent to harm, three counts of preparation to commit crimes with dangerous things, and one count each of torture, making child exploitation material and fraud. When announcing the charges against the unnamed woman, police said that the child was subjected to 'immense distress and pain' while the woman filmed and posted videos of the child online. 'It is alleged the content produced exploited the child and was used to entice monetary donations and online followers,' police said. Medical staff reported harm against the child to detectives on October 15, 2024, which led to police taking immediate action to protect the child during their investigation. Testing for unauthorized medicines given to the child returned a positive result on January 7. The woman is expected to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow, Friday. Detective Inspector Paul Dalton said offences of this nature are abhorrent and CPIU detectives are committed to protecting children from harm and holding offenders to account. 'Working in CPIU we are too often faced with the worst offences against children,' he said. 'We will do everything in our power to remove that child from harm's way and hold any offender to account. There is no excuse for harming a child, especially not a one-year-old infant who is reliant on others for care and survival.
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