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| Australian influencer charged with poisoning baby for money | |
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| The mother was arrested near Brisbane on Thursday | The mother was arrested near Brisbane on Thursday |
| An Australian influencer has been charged with poisoning her baby girl to elicit donations and boost online followers. | An Australian influencer has been charged with poisoning her baby girl to elicit donations and boost online followers. |
| The Queensland woman claimed she was chronicling her child's battle with a terminal illness on social media, but detectives allege she was drugging the one-year-old and then filming her in "immense distress and pain". | The Queensland woman claimed she was chronicling her child's battle with a terminal illness on social media, but detectives allege she was drugging the one-year-old and then filming her in "immense distress and pain". |
| Doctors had raised the alarm in October, when the baby was admitted to hospital suffering a serious medical episode. | Doctors had raised the alarm in October, when the baby was admitted to hospital suffering a serious medical episode. |
| After months of investigation, the 34-year-old woman was charged with torture, administering poison, making child exploitation material and fraud. | After months of investigation, the 34-year-old woman was charged with torture, administering poison, making child exploitation material and fraud. |
| "[There are] no words for how repulsive offences of this nature are," Queensland Police Det Insp Paul Dalton told reporters on Thursday. | "[There are] no words for how repulsive offences of this nature are," Queensland Police Det Insp Paul Dalton told reporters on Thursday. |
| Between August and October, detectives say that the woman - from the Sunshine Coast region - gave the child several prescription and pharmacy medicines, without approval. | Between August and October, detectives say that the woman - from the Sunshine Coast region - gave the child several prescription and pharmacy medicines, without approval. |
| She went to great lengths to obtain the unauthorised medications and cover up her behaviour, they alleged, including using leftover medicine for a different person in their house. | She went to great lengths to obtain the unauthorised medications and cover up her behaviour, they alleged, including using leftover medicine for a different person in their house. |
| Police began investigating on 15 October, when the baby was brought into hospital experiencing "severe emotional and physical distress and harm". Tests for unauthorised medicines returned a positive result later in January, they said. | Police began investigating on 15 October, when the baby was brought into hospital experiencing "severe emotional and physical distress and harm". Tests for unauthorised medicines returned a positive result later in January, they said. |
| However, Insp Dalton said the child was now "safe and doing well". | However, Insp Dalton said the child was now "safe and doing well". |
| The woman raised A$60,000 (£30,500; $37,300) through GoFundMe donations - which the site is attempting to repay, Det Insp Dalton said. | The woman raised A$60,000 (£30,500; $37,300) through GoFundMe donations - which the site is attempting to repay, Det Insp Dalton said. |
| Police had investigated other people over the alleged abuse, but there was no evidence to charge anyone else, he added. | Police had investigated other people over the alleged abuse, but there was no evidence to charge anyone else, he added. |
| The woman is due to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday. | The woman is due to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday. |