Nelson court sentences mother to jail after deliberately infecting child in medical abuse case

Open Justice multimedia journalist, Taranaki·NZ Herald·9 Nov, 2026 05:00 AM5 mins to read‌A woman has been sentenced after being found guilty of infecting her child with disease and ill-treating them. Photo / 123rfA mother who repeatedly and deliberately infected her child with disease and kept the youngster sick for more than a year, while appearing to relish the “drama”, broke down in tears as she was sent to prison. The woman, who cannot be named, continues to deny the offending, while family