Poisoned for $$$

A woman in Australia has been arrested for poisoning a 1-year-old girl. A poison is something that can make you sick or kill you if you eat, breathe or drink it. Police say she gave the child bad medicines to make her sick. She then made videos of the sick child to get money from people online.

The child was hurt for two months, from August to October last year. The woman got old medicines from her home and gave them to the child without permission. To permit something means to allow it. Even in the hospital, she hid what she was doing.

Doctors at the hospital found out and told the police. Later, tests showed the child had bad medicines in her body. The woman raised a lot of money from her videos, about $37,000. Raise here means to collect money from other people.

Police arrested the woman at her home in January. She is now charged with many crimes, like giving poison, hurting a child, and lying to get money. To be charged means to be accused of doing something. The police are making sure the child is now safe.

The police said this was a very bad crime. They work hard to protect children from harm. The woman will go to court soon, and the investigation is still ongoing. When you investigate something, you try to learn all the facts about it.

This story is definitely a bitter pill to swallow.