A Texas mother has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after she gave her 4-year-old daughter adult strength Benadryl while out on bail and was then caught searching for a new victim.
Jessica Jones, 32, was found guilty Friday of poisoning her daughter in 2022 and taking her to Cook Children’s Medical Center, claiming she had a seizure disorder.
“Your betrayal hurts deeply.”
Benadryl is very harmful if taken in large quantities And you can lead It can cause nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, seizures and even death.
Jones admitted to police that he gave the drugs to the child, according to Detective Michael Weber with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.
“In this case, there was a confession,” Weber said. “There was evidence in the child’s blood, there was evidence in the mother’s purse.”
Weber said testimony and evidence made it clear that Jones also claimed another child had epilepsy, when in fact that child did not. He said his office handles many similar cases.
“Parents exaggerate, fake or induce medical symptoms in their children to satisfy their own essential needs,” Weber explained.
Jones was released on bail, but was arrested again in April for violating bail conditions and contact with a child, after which she violated her bail conditions a second time by contacting the child of a man she was planning to date, and the child testified that Jones had expressed an interest in the drugs the child was taking.
Weber also scolded the district attorney’s office for not pursuing the case to prevent Jones from being released on bail.
“No bail revocation hearing was held. This is a failure of the criminal justice system and specifically a failure of the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office,” Weber continued. “I am frustrated that this District Attorney’s Office continues to view these offenders as not being a threat to the public or to new children.”
The district attorney’s office did not respond to KDFW-TV’s request for comment about Weber’s criticism.
The office posted On social media The victim’s father spoke after Jones was sentenced.
“Your betrayal hurts deeply,” his father told the court.
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