A jury last week found an Oklahoma mother guilty of two counts of child abuse after faking her son's illnesses for year, in what experts testified was likely a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
A jury last week found an Oklahoma mother guilty of two counts of child abuse after faking her son's illnesses for year, in what experts testified was likely a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Experts testified that Keys likely suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, NBC affiliate KFOR of Oklahoma CityThe condition manifests when"the caretaker of a child, most often a mother, either makes up fake symptoms or causes real symptoms to make it look like the child is sick,"Court documents state that following Keys' 2012 divorce from the boy's father, she began telling her son's doctors that he was having trouble eating, using his hands, speaking and controlling...
Later, the child was put on a total parenteral nutrition regimen, which consists of"liquid nutrients that is given to the patient through the veins intravenously and bypasses the stomach and intestines" and requires maintenance by caregivers, court documents state. She also failed to maintain his hygiene, putting him at risk of infection and leaving him in double diapers filled with urine and feces, prosecutors alleged. This led to his hospitalization for yeast in his blood, urinary tract infection and bacterial infections.The trial followed an October 2021 indictment by a grand jury on six counts of child abuse and two counts of child neglect, to which Keys pleaded not guilty, court documents show.
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