A woman accused of deliberately injecting a four-year-old with insulin told doctors to stop treating the sick girl, saying she had “had enough needles and was better now”, a court heard.
Chantell Graham, 33, allegedly gave the girl two doses over three days, causing seizures and leaving her disabled.
Isleworth Crown Court heard the girl first needed urgent treatment on June 6, 2016 — but paediatric registrar Dr Katie Knight told the jury Graham had objected to further efforts by doctors to help her, insisting the girl was better.
When the girl needed treatment three days later, after allegedly receiving another dose of insulin, “she was unconscious and having a seizure”, Dr Knight said.
She suspected the girl was suffering hypoglycaemia, a dangerous low level of blood sugar that can be triggered by excess insulin, and said a blood test showed an “unrecordable” low level.
Graham, of north London, denies giving insulin.
She pleaded not guilty to charges of administering a poison or noxious substance with intent, and cruelty to a child.
The trial continues.
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