Husband poisons wife after she revealed she was pregnant

A woman’s husband offered to make her breakfast in bed while she was pregnant but she soon discovered her meal had been tampered with.

A US woman’s husband offered to make her breakfast in bed while she was pregnant but she soon discovered her meal had been laced with poison by the man she trusted most.

After a decade of marriage and two kids together, Texas woman Catherine Herring thought she knew her husband Mason better than anyone.

Her world came crashing down though in 2022, after she discovered intimate texts between her other half and his female colleague, The Sun reported.

With the affair hanging over them, Mason decided to move out of the family home to focus on himself – leaving behind his two young children and wife.

She discovered he was poisoning her via hidden cameras. Picture: instagram/@oldsoutherncharm

Though this should have been the end of their relationship, things took a twisted turn after Catherine announced she was pregnant.

Despite being initially devastated by the news, her husband had an abrupt change of heart and begged to spend time with his family.

Hoping that this would rekindle in their relationship, the then-mum-of-two agreed to the idea and allowed her lawyer husband to stay with her.

It seemed that the pair were finally beginning to rebuild their marriage, until Mason offered to make her breakfast in bed before leaving for work.

Rather than a lavish meal, Catherine was greeted with a biscuit and glass of water – which her former hubby urged her to eat.

“He starts urging me, like, ‘Chug it, I need to go’, and he kind of had anger in his voice,” she recalled, with her then-spouse becoming more and more irate.

A couple had been married a decade when her husband tried to poison her. Picture: instagram/@oldsoutherncharm

As she inspected the glass, she noticed that the water was cloudy and immediately knew that she’d been poisoned.

Moments after her husband left, she started experiencing severe stomach cramps and began to bleed from her vagina.

Fearing the worst, she was later rushed to hospital where her symptoms continued for several days.

Understandably, Catherine hoped that she was wrong and struggled to believe that a man she once loved was capable of the unthinkable.

“I just wanted desperately to be wrong. I wanted there to be another explanation, because this is your husband who you love and adore and have children with,” she confessed.

Instinctively, she knew she was right and even set about collecting evidence against her former spouse – according to court documents.

Catherine discovered Mason had an affair and he left but moved home after she discovered she was pregnant. Picture: instagram/@oldsoutherncharm

As the weeks continued, she collected samples of the drinks her husband made for her but continued to doubt what had happened.

When Mason finally asked for a formal separation, Catherine knew she needed to know the truth and passed the liquids she collected to a private investigator.

Tests later concluded that the drinks had been laced with misoprostol, a chemical which is regularly used to induce an abortion.

After discovering opened packets of Cyrux in the bin, a medicine used prevent stomach ulcers with this ingredient, she decided to lay one final trap for her husband.

Placing hidden cameras in their home, the US woman watched in horror as her husband laced her cranberry juice with the powder – which he later handed to her.

Turning her evidence over to the police, it took less than a month for Mason to be arrested and charged with assault to induce abortion.

He was only sentenced to 180 days in prison. Picture: instagram/@oldsoutherncharm

He would later accept a guilty plea deal to one count of injury to a child under 15, before being sentenced to 180 days in prison as well.

Her former husband was also banned from being in contact with their youngest daughter, who was born a few months after his arrest.

In addition to being premature, the little one has developmental delays and relies on a feeding tube.

Understandably, Catherine says the sentence was not harsh enough for the damage her former husband inflicted on their family.

She told the court: “I do not believe that 180 days is justice for attempting to kill your child seven separate times.

“For two years, my husband has overtly denied this assault, and I’m grateful today that he has finally admitted to his guilt.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun and reproduced with permission