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    Woman convicted because her child had a genetic disorder that has same symptoms as antifreeze poisoning

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    3. ImprovementCrafty283 on

      RFK Jr. does not believe in scientific research or evidence. God has given up on America, get ready for His wrath.

    4. xcityfolk on

      Fun fact, the antidote for antifreeze (ethylene glycol) poisoning is ethanol (basically drink vodka).

      edit: because it seems like for some people, this needs to be pointed out. Don’t get medical advice from people on reddit saying, “fun fact.” If you or anybody else has ingested antifreeze or any other substance you believe may be toxic, call 911. Period. Call 911. (or whatever your country/region’s version of 911 is). If you’re an EMS provider, follow your protocols, jesus, can’t believe I have to say this….

    5. CreepyFun9860 on

      There’s a paternity case where a parent has that chimera shit too. Like the baby he had is actually his brother he absorbed or something

    6. karmagirl314 on

      Wasn’t there a Lifetime Movie about this? I definitely remember watching some form of dramatization in the late 90’s early 2000’s.

    9. mrekted on

      I can’t imagine going through losing a child, then immediately being falsely accused of killing them and spending the next few years in prison.

      What a nightmare for that poor woman.

    10. WeirdJawn on

      I thought this was Jim and Pam from The Office when I first scrolled by. 

    11. Washburn201961 on

      The only kid in the neighborhood who can play in a sandbox in the middle of February.

    12. berrylakin on

      Does it say how she got pregnant? Was she already pregnant when she went to jail?

      Edit: says she gave birth while in jail awaiting trial, but she has been incarcerated for 2 years.

    13. PEPSICOLA123456 on

      Man that is so sad. Not only was she held back from seeing her own dying child, she had her other child taken from her and was wrongly imprisoned for 2 years all because of the incompetence of the American legal system and employed work force. I’d be seething with revenge for the rest of my days against every single one of them

    16. HangryBeard on

      I’m still kinda stuck on the “while in prison, stalling gave birth to another child” was she pregnant when she was incarcerated? was it a guard? Seems kinda sus…

      Edit: after further research she was infact pregnant at the time of incarceration. I wrongfully assumed the worst. Apologies

    17. -WickedJester- on

      This isn’t even the only instance of something like this happening. A woman was convicted of killing her children because some quack decided that the odds of two children in the same family dying from sudden infant death syndrome was so low she had to have killed them. Turns out he had no idea what he was talking about and someone failed to submit certain medical reports. She served 3 years before she was exonerated

    19. Crazyripps on

      Similar thing happened here in Australia. Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of killing her 4 baby’s all 4 died under 12 months of being born. But 20 years later was pardoned and found 2 of the boys carried a rare genetic variants linked to severe, early-onset epilepsy, which can cause fatal seizures in infants and then The two daughters inherited a rare genetic mutation (known as the (CALM2) gene variant) that causes sudden, unexpected cardiac arrest. This condition causes severe, life-threatening arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats). Just crazy

    20. porkins_chicken on

      Based on wiki, her lawyer also seemed like a fucking dumass. Also: Missouri.

    21. Mindless_Doctor5797 on

      There was a lady in Australia that was imprisoned in early 2000’s over the deaths of her 4 children, all died separately before they were 18 months old.

      She was only released a few years ago after they discovered a genetic disorder with all 4 children.

    22. WarthogSeveral7662 on

      Sure let’s blame the mother. The tried and true Patriarchal method…

    23. SkysEevee on

      I wonder how you would treat someone with a genetic disorder like that.  If there is a medication to prevent this death?

    26. Round-Public435 on

      I remember seeing this on a true crime show – I don’t think I’ve ever felt so bad for someone in my entire life. It was like the entire medical community was against her and completely convinced she was poisoning her child. Nothing she said mattered, of course, and they convicted her – only to find out later that she was telling the truth the whole time.

      I mean – I get it – children need to be protected, and when the symptoms and evidence seem to only indicate one thing, that’s the thing they go with – but in this case, they were absolutely wrong.

    28. ForeverCrunkIWantToB on

      We’ll get another post here soon once someone finds out how methanol poisoning is treated.

    29. Noligarchio on

      The prosecuter who prevented evidence from being shown and the complicit judge should be thrown in solitary for the rest of their existence.

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