Social media influencer manufactured symptoms that caused one-year-old to have brain surgery, Brisbane court hears
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A 34-year-old woman from Queensland is accused of torturing her infant for financial gain via social media. Charged with multiple offenses, including poisoning and torture, she allegedly caused her toddler to undergo brain surgery by administering non-prescribed medication. The Crown prosecutor presented disturbing evidence, including CCTV footage of her manipulating medical equipment while the child was hidden. A magistrate decided to delay the bail application due to the shocking nature of the case. The allegations raise serious concerns over child exploitation and internet fame.
Crown prosecutor Jack Scott outlined the evidence against the woman who he alleged had admitted to her then partner to administering medication not prescribed for the toddler.
He also alleged that hospital CCTV footage would show her with a syringe and fiddling with the infant's nasogastric tube while the little girl was hidden under a blanket.
Scott opposed bail and told magistrate Stephen Courtney that the woman had moved a video camera that was monitoring the toddler during a brain activity test to avoid detection.
The prosecution case is, in essence, that she was torturing her own child with the administering of non-prescribed medicines.
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