Teen Accused Of Poisoning Another Teen’s Infant With Household Cleaner
November 12, 2012 at 9:36 am by Morbid
NEWBURYPORT, MA - Police have arrested a teen mother after they say she poisoned another teen mother’s infant while they both stayed at a home for teenage mothers.
The teens, both under the age of 17, had been staying at the home for little over a year when one of their infants became ill. The baby, less than a year old, was rushed to the hospital where it was learned that he had ingested a poisonous substance.
The boy was treated and released, but an investigation would later reveal that the infant had ingested baby formula tainted with a household cleaning product, and that another teen mother staying at the home had placed the substance in the formula earlier in the week.
Before it was learned how the boy was poisoned, and who was responsible, the accused teen had run away from the home. She was later found and arrested on a warrant issued for her running away, then charged with attempted poisoning the next day.
She is currently in jail without bond and will appear in juvenile court next week. The Department of Children and Families is also involved in the investigation. Police say they have a few motives behind the teen’s actions, but have yet to disclose them.
Tags: baby, Child Abuse, Crime, Massachusetts, poison, teen
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