Overview
- Hospital staff reported an initial attempt on Feb. 6 and alerted authorities, prompting plans to monitor subsequent visits.
- Security footage described in a criminal complaint shows the mother entering a bathroom with a cup, returning with fecal matter, and loading a syringe.
- Documents state the syringe was used on an IV line connected to the child’s hand at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
- A Columbus officer later reported seeing the suspect with a syringe and fecal matter on Feb. 8, after which she was detained at the hospital.
- A judge imposed a ban on unsupervised contact with minors as a bail condition, and officials have not disclosed the child’s condition or a possible motive.