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Mother Accused of Injecting 3 Children With Her Infected Blood [Tragic story alert]
AP via TBO ^ | Nov 11, 2005

Posted on 11/11/2005 4:31:00 PM PST by ncountylee

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A mother injected her three young sons with her own infected blood so she could get more attention from hospital staff, authorities said.

Debra Diaz, 25, of West Palm Beach, was charged Thursday with aggravated child abuse and neglect of a child causing great bodily harm, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

The three boys - ages 4, 2 and 1 - were each hospitalized last month with infections allegedly caused by insect bites. They each underwent surgery, and two of the children were admitted to intensive care and remained hospitalized Thursday, the sheriff's office said.

Hospital staff alerted investigators about the children's infections and said they were worried the boys were being neglected at home, according the affidavit.

Investigators said the children may have been victims of 'Munchausen' syndrome by proxy, a rare form of child abuse in which parents make a child ill to gain attention and sympathy for themselves.

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Prayers offered for the rapid recovery of these poor children.
1 posted on 11/11/2005 4:31:01 PM PST by ncountylee
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To: ncountylee

This monster should permanently lose custody & visitation rights to these children.


2 posted on 11/11/2005 4:33:25 PM PST by Menehune56
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To: ncountylee

These crazy women have a web site where they defend themselves.

http://www.msbp.com/


3 posted on 11/11/2005 4:35:06 PM PST by FormerACLUmember
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My gawd. Women drowning babies, throwing them into the ocean, starving them, now this?
4 posted on 11/11/2005 4:35:14 PM PST by Michael.SF. ('That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' Cindy Sheehan")
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To: Menehune56
This monster should permanently lose custody & visitation rights to these children.

Hey, parents "rights" always matter more than the welfare of the children... and we wouldn't want the "state" to interfere, right?

Sarcasm alert for the lackwits who are sure to agree.

5 posted on 11/11/2005 4:42:45 PM PST by dfrussell
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To: ncountylee

Amen to that.


6 posted on 11/11/2005 4:54:13 PM PST by John3074
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The sheriff's office did not identify Diaz's blood infection.

AIDs is the only legally protected "infection" of which I'm aware. A rather strange omission.

7 posted on 11/11/2005 5:06:09 PM PST by TheDon (The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON!)
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To: ncountylee

She'll get plenty of "attention" from her cell mates in prison.


8 posted on 11/11/2005 5:27:09 PM PST by Redgirl (I don't do hyphens.)
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The sheriff's office did not identify Diaz's blood infection.

We all know what it is. Only "homophobes" say AIDS.

9 posted on 11/11/2005 5:45:47 PM PST by manwiththehands
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To: ncountylee
Sounds like Munchhausen's Syndrome by Proxy to me.
10 posted on 11/11/2005 5:52:02 PM PST by joshhiggins
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To: Menehune56

That only happens to men. Women get psychological counseling and support. Because they are not men, they cannot be evil!/extreme sarcasm off


11 posted on 11/11/2005 6:14:36 PM PST by Frank_2001
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Munchausen by proxy, is more prevelant than some people know.

I don't know what she has, but I sure hope her babies are okay...


12 posted on 11/11/2005 6:36:39 PM PST by TheSpottedOwl ("President Bush, start building that wall"!)
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Feces and urine was found in some of the wounds, Miller said.

Miller said Diaz said she injected the children with her own blood, which is infected and deliberately caused them bodily harm.

"She did this because she was angry with her husband, who was drinking," Miller said. "And she said she liked the type of attention she was getting from hospital personnel."

A patient with Munchhausen syndrome repeatedly fabricates physical illness - usually acute, dramatic and convincing - by a person who wanders from hospital to hospital to hospital and doctor to doctor for treatment. Patient actually may ingest or inject substances (poison) so they can seek medical attention.

13 posted on 11/11/2005 6:44:48 PM PST by kcvl
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"She did this because she was angry with her husband, who was drinking,"

Oh my God!

14 posted on 11/11/2005 6:47:08 PM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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