The 20-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday. Photo / NSW Police
The 20-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday. Photo / NSW Police
A New South Wales mother has been arrested after allegedly poisoning her toddler son multiple times, including with a nearly lethal overdose of epilepsy medication.
According to police, the 18-month-old boy nearly died after overdosing on Tegretol, an epilepsy medication, which he was not even prescribed.
The mother, a 20-year-oldwoman, was arrested at her home in the southwest of Sydney on Wednesday.
She will appear in court today.
The boy has been released from hospital and is now in the care of relatives, according to authorities.
