Mum jailed for giving daughter chemo drugs

A Gold Coast mother so desperate for attention she poisoned her healthy daughter with cancer drugs will spend at least two years behind bars.

It's also unlikely she'll ever regain custody of her daughter and son.

The woman, who can't be named for legal reasons, was sentenced today for causing grievous bodily harm to her then four-year-old girl.

The court heard she was so desperate for attention that before poisoning her daughter, she faked symptoms to have her own appendix removed.

She's been sentenced to a maximum of six years, has already spent 426 days in custody, and will be eligible for parole on April 10 next year.


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