By Cloe Read
Updated
A Queensland social media influencer has been charged with torture, with police alleging she deliberately poisoned her daughter to post about the sick 12-month-old to solicit donations and online followers.
The child was put through such “severe emotional and physical distress,” police allege, that she could have died.
On Thursday, child protection detectives formally charged the 34-year-old woman with five counts of administering poison with intent to harm, three counts of preparation to commit crimes with dangerous things, and one count each of torture, making child exploitation material and fraud.
A Queensland mother stands accused of torturing her daughter to boost her social media presence. Police allege the woman, a social media influencer, poisoned her daughter to solicit donations and followers.Credit: QPS
It is alleged the crimes …