COLUMBUS, Ohio – A woman is facing felony assault charges after she allegedly injected her 9-month-old child with an unknown substance Friday morning, according to Columbus Police Dept.
Police were called to Nationwide Children’s Hospital at 11:31 a.m., where witnesses told them they saw Stephanie Wheatley, 26, inject the infant with an unknown substance using a syringe.
The infant was taken to the intensive care unit and given CPR after going into cardiac arrest, according to Franklin County Municipal Court records. They remain in critical condition.
Wheatley was arrested and taken to the Franklin County Jail. Her next trial will be held on May 15.
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