High-profile TikTok Queensland mum charged with drugging her own baby

A high-profile TikTok mum has been charged for allegedly drugging her own baby in an “abhorrent” scheme to gain clicks and money from online content. WATCH HER ARREST.

A high-profile TikTok mum has been 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.

A Queensland woman was arrested this morning. Picture: QLD Police.

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.”

Insp Dalton said police would allege that the woman raised $60,000 between August 8 and October 15.

Detective Inspector Paul Dalton. Picture: Liam Kidston

“We’ve been dealing with GoFundMe, I understand through my investigators that they are making attempts to repay that money to the people through the kindness of their heart who have donated that money,” he said.

“And we will be seeking that money back in restitution should she be convicted at a later date.”

On October 15, 2024, medical staff reported what they claimed was harm against the child to detectives.

Insp Dalton said medical experts had informed police the child would have been “gravely ill” with the possibility of the child dying had investigators not stepped in.

It will be alleged the testing for unauthorised medicines returned a positive result on January 7, 2025.

He confirmed the child was initially in hospital for a genuine health reason.

“We will further allege that the woman went to lengths to conceal her continued efforts to administer the unauthorised medicine until the offence was detected by medical staff and police,” he said.

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

“While the child was being subjected to immense stress and pain, it is alleged the woman filmed and posted footage of the child.

“It is also alleged that the content produced exploitation material that the child was suffering at the time and this was used to entice monetary donations from online followers.

“There are no words to describe just how repulsive an offence of this nature are.”

Insp Dalton said child protection investigators regularly had to deal with offences against children of “very serious and distressing ways”.

“There is no excuse for hurting a child, particularly one so young that is totally dependant on adults to care for and love for them,” he said.

Inspector Dalton said they found no evidence that the woman had Munchausen syndrome by proxy - a mental illness where a caregiver makes up or exaggerates an illness in a person in their care.

“That has not been raised to us by any person during the investigation, and certainly we’ve found no evidence to suggest that,” he said.

The one-year-old girl is now “going well” and the woman’s other children are “safe”.

Police are dealing with Go Fund Me to repay the people who donated to the woman’s fundraiser.

The maximum penalty for torture is 14 years jail, and the maximum penalty for making child exploitation material is 20 years.

Insp Dalton said a number of people were investigated in relation to the child, however detectives were satisfied with charging one person.

“The only evidence that we can establish to the satisfaction of the court is the lady we have charged,” he said.

The woman was arrested at an Underwood address Thursday morning and charged with five counts of administering poison with intent to harm, three counts of preparation to commit crimes with dangerous things, and one count each of torture, making child exploitation material and fraud.

She is expected to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow, January 17.

Insp Dalton said offences of this nature were “abhorrent”.

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Originally published as High-profile TikTok Queensland mum charged with drugging her own baby