Grandmother, Terri Chilton, Charged with Poisoning Granddaughter to Prevent Daughter’s Divorce
A Jefferson City, Missouri woman, Terri Chilton, has been arrested and charged with first degree endangering the welfare of a child. The victim was her own one year old granddaughter, whom Ms. Chilton allegedly fed blood thinners in order to make the child ill.
Ms. Chilton reportedly engaged in a series of actions designed to make the girl’s parents believe that she had ingested rat poison. She has claimed that she committed these acts in the hopes that the child’s illness would prompt her parents to reconcile; their marriage was reportedly in trouble and the two are in the process of getting a divorce.
The poisoning caused the child to bleed uncontrollably from her mouth, nose and two minor scratches. She survived the bleeding, but it is unclear if there was any permanent organ damage caused by the blood thinners.
Ms. Chilton has been charged with these crimes but is innocent until proven guilty. That anyone, especially a relative, would intentionally feed poison to a small child is unthinkable.
Find out more about this topic at Terry Chilton, 41, Accused of Drugging One-Year Old Granddaughter With Blood Thinner.
Michael A. Atter
Former Prosecutor
Keith L. Maynard
Former Assistant Public Defender
Have a comment or question for us? Wood, Atter & Wolf is on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn:
Representing clients in Jacksonville, Orange Park, Fernandina Beach and the rest of North Florida for over 50 years. When you are faced with criminal charges or potential criminal charges, we are At Your Side - On Your Side.
Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. - Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers - On Your Side - At Your Side