UK: Woman who injected E. Coli into girl's I.V. drip given 'rehabilitation'

Submitted by Minuteman on Tue, 2012-05-29 07:27

Link here. Excerpt:

'A 39-year-old woman who injected waste matter into a child's intravenous drip as she lay in hospital has been sent to rehabilitation instead of prison.

CCTV footage showed Nicola Clark injecting the substance into the girl's drip at Medway Hospital in Kent in April last year.

The substance contained E.Coli, a bacteria that lives in human intestines and can be detected in faeces.
...
Judge Jeremy Carey decided to spare Clark jail time because she was more in need of rehab.

"There will be those who, if they read the headline, will be surprised at the very least at the seemingly lenient sentence," Judge Carey said.

"I need to explain why I take that course. I have to consider the need for the protection of the public and the need for rehabilitation."'

Like0 Dislike0