Khaberni - American authorities arrested a mother from Ohio, after she was accused of injecting a substance suspected to be feces into her child’s IV port at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus.
Tiffany Lewoir, aged 35, was detained and placed in the James A. Cairns Correctional Facility, where she was charged with endangering her child through torture and harsh abuse, according to court records.
Hospital staff, according to the "People" newspaper, observed Tiffany via surveillance cameras as she placed an unknown substance in a syringe and then injected it into the child’s intravenous feeding tube on February 6, and her movements were monitored on subsequent visits.
Reports added that the incident was repeated on February 8 when she was seen entering the restroom with a cup and injecting its contents into the vein.
Commenting on the incident, Christie Jenkins, CEO of the Center for Family and Child Abuse Prevention, said: "It is very important that children have a voice, but the child may not be aware of what his mother is doing."
The authorities issued an order prohibiting Lewoir from contacting her child or any minors without direct supervision.
The accused appeared in court on Tuesday, February 10, and the next court session was scheduled for February 19.
