Mother 'concocted drink to stop it being stolen by son's school bullies', leaving child in hospital
The pupil began suffering nausea and a headache soon after drinking the mixture.
Thursday 7 March 2024 11:11, UK
Police say a woman has been arrested after concocting a drink to stop it from being stolen by school bullies - leaving one child in hospital.
Bexar County Sheriff's Deputies were called to Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch, in Texas, after a child became sick.
Upon arrival they were told the stricken child had been given a drink by a classmate during a PE lesson.
The liquid in the sports bottle was found to contain a mixture of lemon, salt and vinegar.
"Shortly after the child consumed the drink, he began experiencing nausea and a headache," police said.
"Through the course of the investigation, it was learned that the mother of the student who provided the drink intentionally mixed the contents of the drink to allegedly prevent her son's drink from being stolen at school by other students."
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The officers added that although the contents of the drink were non-toxic, the child had to be taken to hospital as a result of consuming it.
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"Hospital staff informed the investigator that the child victim required additional medical monitoring and would eventually be discharged from the hospital," police said.
They said the mother who mixed the drink, Jennifer Lynn Rossi, 45, was charged with injury to a child causing bodily injury, and was being held in jail.