Australia: Influencer Poisoned Her Baby To Collect Fellows And Money on Social Media · Global Voices

A horror story comes from . she systematically poisoned her only one-year-old daughter to win followers and donations and even recorded on video her daughter “in great distress and pain” to cause pity for the purpose of profit. Authorities in Australia went on to arrest 34-year-old influencer who did not hesitate to sacrifice her child for money and followers on social media. CORVERSE The Queensland woman recounted in social media her child’s battle with a deadly disease. However, as police officers who handled the case found, the little girl became ill because of the drugs the 34-year-old gave him, which she was subsequently filming in “great discomfort and pain”. According to a BBC report, doctors were alerted in October when the baby was admitted to hospital with a serious medical incident. After months of investigation, the 34-year-old faced prosecution. He is accused of torture, poison, child exploitation and fraud. ADVERSE “[There are] words about how repugnant such offences are,” Queensland police director Paul Dalton told reporters Thursday. From August he was given the heavy drugs between August and October the woman reportedly gave the child many heavily prescribed medicines, not intended for the baby. He made every effort to obtain the unauthorized drugs intended for another person in their home. Police began investigations on October 15, when the baby was taken to hospital facing “serious emotional and physical discomfort and harm”. It was notified by the doctors themselves. The woman had meanwhile raised 60,000 Australian dollars through GoFundMe donations – which the site is trying to return. The police had put in the microscope and other people from the family environment, but no evidence came up against another person. The woman will be taken to court tomorrow, Friday, 17.01.2025.