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Woman indicted for allegedly poisoning five-year-old son in hospital with 'dangerous substances'

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • A Jerusalem mother has been indicted for allegedly injecting her five-year-old son with dangerous substances while he was hospitalized.
  • Hospital staff noticed the child's condition worsen after he was admitted on suspicion of drinking cleaning fluid.
  • The mother is also suspected of similar past actions that led to her son's previous hospitalizations.

A 23-year-old mother in Jerusalem faces indictment for allegedly administering unspecified dangerous substances to her five-year-old son while he was hospitalized.

The child was admitted to the hospital under suspicion of ingesting cleaning fluid. Hospital staff observed a significant deterioration in his health following his admission. An initial investigation by Israel Police indicated that the mother is suspected of providing her son with hazardous substances, leading to a severe decline in his health.

Police also stated that the mother is suspected of having previously engaged in similar actions, giving her son medications that caused him to be hospitalized. In a separate case, a caregiver in Jerusalem was arrested last month on suspicion of abusing and neglecting two toddlers under her care, allegedly shouting at them and ignoring their needs.

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