Fundraiser ‘guarantees’ refunds to donors if high profile Queensland mum faked child’s illness

A video has surfaced of the high-profile Queensland woman facing explosive claims she was drugging her child reacting to the SeaWorld tragedy in a ‘tone-deaf’ way. VIDEO HERE.

A video has surfaced of the high-profile Queensland woman facing explosive claims she was drugging her child reacting to the SeaWorld tragedy in a ‘tone-deaf’ way saying four people dying ruined her day out.

In the video, the high profile woman can be seen smiling while talking about how the SeaWorld helicopter tragedy ruined her date day.

“Our date day turned to tragedy where four people died,” she said.

The video, posted in January 2023, was met with comments slamming how her response to the tragedy was “tone-deaf”.

The video was deleted shortly after.

The Queensland woman reacting to the SeaWorld tragedy. Picture: TikTok

Overnight, the TikTok mum broke her silence and spoke to Channel 9.

One of the journalists called her. She answered the phone and told him she was “good”.

When asked about the investigation she said very little but did confirm she now had legal representation.

“It is so unfair and like um it’s getting addressed at the moment with proper counsel,” she told the journalist.

When questioned further she said she couldn’t comment.

“I can’t speak too much. I will get my lawyer to contact you.”

A growing number of people are calling for legislation for ‘mum vloggers’. Picture: TikTok

A growing number of parents are calling for legislation targeting “mum vloggers” to be introduced in light of the recent allegations against the high profile woman. A petition created on Thursday has received close to 100 signatures, with petitioners concerned about the safety of young children appearing in videos made by their parents.

Police have confirmed the one-year-old is no longer in hospital. Picture: TikTok

“Children now don’t have the luxury of that privacy; innumerable strangers become ‘fans’ of their life before they even understand the concept of privacy. This reality weighs heavily on me, hence, this petition for a change in legal provisions. It is a call addressed to the Australian Government to rethink its laws concerning the online sharing of children’s lives by their parents,” the petition read.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the government would fully back a social media ban for teens under the age of 16.

The petition stated that the similar restrictions should apply to parents using their videos of their children for content on social media.

“Even though restrictions are being put in place for children under 16 using social media, the onus must also be on the parents to refrain from exploiting their children’s privacy for monetary gains. This is no small issue; increased digital exposure can lead to a multitude of social and psychological issues for these children in the future. It’s time to redefine our standards. We need to establish guidelines and penalties that will deter this practice and give children the rights to their own stories online,” the petition read.

A petition has started over parents and their children on social media. Picture: TikTok

The woman has also been blocked from receiving money from a fundraiser for her family, with a “guarantee” donors will be refunded if the child’s illness was faked.

More than $62,000 was donated to the online fundraiser for the TikTok influencer mother after various videos of her “unwell” one-year-old went viral.

The Queensland woman reacted to the SeaWorld tragedy on TikTok. Picture Glenn Hampson

The fundraiser was started by another family member.

A spokeswoman for the fundraiser platform confirmed it was also aware of the allegations.

She said “trust and safety specialists” were investigating the accusations made as part of the platform’s standard due diligence process and were co-operating with police.

The spokeswoman said the platform had spent more than a decade “building the teams, technologies and policies” to protect Australian generosity.

“This includes the (fundraiser name) Giving Guarantee, which guarantees a refund in the rare case something is not right,” she said.

“Whilst the investigation is ongoing, no further funds can be raised, or withdrawn.”

According to the fundraiser website this was always their guarantee.

“It takes a leap of faith to help someone else. That’s why we make sure to honour your generosity by backing it up with the first and only guarantee for online fundraising,” they said.

The Queensland woman who documented her infant daughter’s illness on social media platforms is now under investigation by police over claims she was drugging her child and faking her illness.

The family cannot be legally identified due to the age of their children. They are at the centre of an investigation involving Queensland Police, Queensland Health and child protective services.

No charges have been laid.

Police have confirmed the Morningside CPIU is investigating the matter after a complaint was made to them by the staff at the Queensland Children’s hospital where the child was being treated.

South Brisbane District Acting Chief Superintendent Andrew Pilotto confirmed the one-year-old girl, who cannot be named, was well and no longer in hospital.

Prior to disabling comments on her social media accounts, the high profile woman provided exclusive family content to more than 1000 subscribers on Instagram. Subscribers paid $7.99 a month to access exclusive videos.

This publication is not suggesting the allegations are true, only that they were made and are now being investigated.