A German father who wanted to take revenge on the mother of his 1-year-old daughter injected mercury into the child's foot.
The unnamed 30-year-old father was sentenced to 13 years in prison for attempted murder.
His girlfriend received a 12 year sentenced for her involvement.
According to the indictment, the father and his new girlfriend, knew the poison would not lead directly to death and had wanted to inflict particularly severe pain on the toddler.
After the injection, the daughter got a severe infection in her foot and a rash all over her body. The mercury in her body was only found by chance during a third surgery related to the poisoning, dpa reported.
Father sentenced in Germany for attempted murder for injecting mercury into his daughter’s foot
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year-old man to 13 years in prison for attempted murder for injecting mercury into his 1-year-old daughter’s foot. The man’s girlf…
