GoFundMe refunds $60k worth of donations made to high-profile Queensland TikTok mum

GoFundMe has refunded more than $60k to all of those who donated to the high-profile TikTok mum accused of drugging her own baby for clicks and money.

A high-profile TikTok mum has been charged with drugging her own baby. Picture: QLD Police.

A major online charity platform has refunded more than $60k to all of those who donated to the high-profile TikTok mum accused of drugging her own baby for clicks and money.

The Sunshine Coast mum posted about her life taking a devastating turn when her one-year-old daughter was admitted to hospital early last year.

She received millions of video views, paid brand partnerships, unboxing gifts at the hospital, and had generous followers donate more than $60,000 via GoFundMe.

Various Queensland businesses rallied to raise funds for the high-profile family and their child.

Some held bake sales, donated profit from their own online sales, shared the high-profile family’s fundraiser and social media posts, and even held raffles.

Hundreds of TikTok creators posted online saying they were blindsided by the allegations.

Police have since arrested and charged the woman after claims she drugged her own baby were made by nurses from a Brisbane hospital who saw her online content.

When the investigation came to light she was blocked from receiving money from the GoFundMe fundraiser for her family, with a “guarantee” donors would be refunded if the child’s illness was allegedly faked.

The fundraiser was started by another family member.

Now, a GoFundMe spokeswoman has revealed all of the donors have been fully refunded.

“GoFundMe has been in close contact with Queensland Police during this investigation,” she said.

“Proactive refunds are being issued to all donors as part of our ongoing commitment to protecting Australian generosity, and in line with the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee.

“Donors have already been refunded by GoFundMe.”

A high-profile TikTok Queensland mum has been charged with drugging her own baby. Picture: QLD Police.

This comes after the high-profile TikTok mum was arrested yesterday, Wednesday, January 16, and charged for allegedly drugging her own baby in an “abhorrent” scheme to gain clicks and money from online content.

Police will allege between August 6 and October 15, last year, a 34-year-old Sunshine Coast woman administered several unauthorised prescription and pharmacy medicines to her one-year-old daughter, without medical approval.

It will be further alleged the woman, disregarding medical advice, went to lengths to obtain unauthorised medicines, including old medicines for a different person available in their home.

Later investigations are alleged to have uncovered the woman carefully concealed her continued efforts to administer the unauthorised medicines until the matter was detected and reported to police by medical staff from a hospital in Brisbane’s south while the child was admitted.

Detective Inspector Paul Dalton said investigators would allege the woman’s social media was the motive for the alleged offending.

“Once again I stress this is an allegation, but we believe that the person we have charged has administered these drugs, this poison, to increase that person’s social media profile and views and thereby obtaining a financial benefit,” he said.

“As far as what we will say the result of the administering of the poison, all I can say is a medical episode.

“And the experts have described that the child would have been going through severe emotional and physical distress and harm.”

Today, she faced court on the charges.

Her lawyer told Brisbane Arrests Court that he had concerns about her safety, given the media attention in the case, and requested she be sent into protective custody.

Magistrate Peter Saggers adjourned her bail application to Tuesday, January 28, at Brisbane Magistrates Court.

The woman was remanded in custody and will appear in person on that day.