Nelson court sentences mother to jail after deliberately infecting child in medical abuse case
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A mother received a jail sentence from a Nelson court for deliberately infecting her child. The case involved medical abuse. A pre-sentence report indicated the behavior may be consistent with factitious disorder imposed on another. This condition was previously called Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
A pre-sentence report revealed the offending "may be consistent with" factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), formerly known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy.