Ontario daycare operator now charged in nine poisonings allegedly gave drug to one day old baby
With the new charges, she is now accused in the alleged poisonings of eight children and a 32 year old adult, all residents of Kitchener, or Guelph, Ont.
Police allege a suspect gave them an over the counter eye care product containing Tetrahydrozoline that if ingested can cause abnormal drowsiness, low blood pressure, respiratory problems and decreased heart rates, especially in young children.
They said the new incidents occurred in the last several years and involved children between the ages of one day old and two years old. Police said they were discovered after the first two incidents came to their attention when a child in her care got sick in March.
Police spokeswoman Alana Holton said only that some of the new alleged poisonings occurred with children under the woman care, while others did not.
Holton said police cheap jerseys won divulge just how the eye drops allegedly poisoned the eight children and one adult, adding such details will only be released in court.
Christine Allen, 32, is now accused of nine counts each of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and administering a noxious substance.
She due to appear in court on Nov. 1.
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In March the accused was caring for a friend child who was taken to hospital with physical symptoms such as breathing difficulties, drowsiness and a decreased heart rate, police said in July when announcing the first batch of charges.
The child recovered but had to be taken back to hospital at a later date with similar symptoms.
Detectives discovered that another child who had been under the woman care in July 2010 had similar symptoms, and recovered after a few days in hospital, according to police.
Police have said the daycare did not have a name and it not known how many children Allen cared for during the three years it operated. hockey mom viciously attacked outside of Surrey rink, not expected to survive
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