Alicante Woman Suffocates Daughter for Attention

A 24 year-old woman, believed to have Munchausen’s by Proxy, has been arrested for allegedly repeatedly suffocating her daughter to gain attention at hospital. Doctors reported their concerns to the police after the toddler was once again admitted with convulsions. Tests showed the condition was caused by external factors and only ever happened in the presence of the mother. The child is now being looked after by her father.