Posted on 06/02/2006 6:12:52 AM PDT by Theodore R.
Teen charged with trying to poison dad BY BETH AARON AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Lubbock police arrested and charged a 13-year-old girl with aggravated assault after she admitted trying to poison her father.
Officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 4800 block of 55th Street on Friday.
The girl's father, 42, told police he had instructed his daughter to complete chores the night before. He said she refused and went to bed, Sgt. Scott Farmer said.
The next morning, the father reported he woke his daughter up before he left for work and told her to complete the chores she had avoided the night before.
When her father left for work, the daughter allegedly put rat poison in her father's juice, Farmer said.
After work, the father came home, poured himself some juice from a can and into a plastic cup.
The father noticed there were green particles floating in the orange liquid. He removed the lid from the can from which he had poured the juice and saw more green particles, Farmer said.
The girl's father confronted her about what was floating in his juice, and she told him she had put rat poison in the drink.
The girl was taken to the Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center in connection with intent to cause serious bodily harm to her father.
It is unknown what brand of rat poison was found in the father's beverage.
Some rat poisons work by inhibiting liver enzymes, and a blood transfusion may be necessary to save anyone who ingests the toxin.
Other types of rat poison contain anticoagulant drugs - substances that prevent the clotting of blood - and if eaten can cause fatal internal bleeding.
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Yikes! Check this one out.
Well, since this type of behavior is the direct result of "it takes a village", perhaps it's time to let the village fix this little twit
Another cold witch from Lubbock is Natalie Maines. Natalie writes songs about killing men.
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"It is unknown what brand of rat poison was found in the father's beverage." Loved that line!
I'm glad I don't have these kinds of problems with my kids, I mean, when I want something done, it gets done; with beatings if required.
Hey...what's that funny tasting crunch in my coffee...
Yeah, that caught my eye too. How many brands are there, anyway? Is it a lesser crime if you use a lower-lethality rat poison?
I was dying to know what brand of rat poison she used, like for sure.
I can see the sulky part, but retaliating like that? That is one sick kid.
I'm sure that will come into play later when the defense attempts to shift blame from the little strumpet to the rat poison manufacturer. Expect a civil action as well.
In context, I think the reporter wanted to explain the effects of ingesting rat poison. If she knew which brand of rat poison was used, she could be specific. Since she didn't, the reporter had to explain the consequences of ingesting two different types of rat poison.
>>>The girl's father confronted her about what was floating in his juice, and she told him she had put rat poison in the drink. >>>
My heart would have broken apart if my child told me they put rat poison in my drink. Jeesh.
They would also be dead to me, live the rest of their teen lives out in foster care and then be on their own.
Hmmm. Seems she could easily have been framed. He says she says she put rat poison in his juice, but what does she say? They were both alone with the juice, and thus had the opportunity to do the deed. Could be a case of "I'll make you regret not having done your chores".
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