Mom Allegedly Poisons Toddler With Salt To ‘Get Husband’s Attention’

Mom Allegedly Poisons Toddler With Salt To ‘Get Husband’s Attention’

A South Carolina mother has been charged with homicide after law enforcement says she killed her toddler by feeding her a teaspoon of salt.

Peyton Martines, 17 months old, died Wednesday at a hospital in the city of Spartanburg, news station WSPA reported. The girl had been admitted on July 31, suffering from salt poisoning that caused seizures and a high fever, according to the AP.

Deputies allege that Peyton’s mother, 23-year-old Kimberly Martines, admitted to feeding her child a teaspoon of salt in order to get the attention of Peyton’s father. The two are married but separated, according to WECT.
”She basically did that to try and get her husband’s attention — to get him back into her life,” attorney Barry Barnette told WSPA.

Extremely high levels of sodium in the bloodstream can be fatal because water rushes out of cells in order to dilute the blood, according to the National Capital Poison Center. This results in brain cells shrinking and fluid building up in the brain, leading to seizures and possibly coma and death.

Justin Lewis of the California Poison Control System told 11Alive that for a child, consuming a teaspoon of salt at one time would warrant medical attention.

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