Lacey Spears, 27, checked her son, Garnett Spears into Nyack hospital on Jan. 17, 2014 for seizures. Two days later, he was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center due to dangerous levels of sodium. Garnett Spears died in Westchester Medical center on Jan 21, 2014.
The defendant provided the medical staff with a medical history for her son, including extensive medical visits, hospitalizations and invasive surgical procedures. This history coupled with an unexplained rise in his sodium levels at Nyack Hospital prompted the doctors at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the WMC to suspect Lacey Spears of harming her son and prompted them to call the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.
During a search of Lacey Spears' home, authorities discovered evidence relating to the child’s condition was recovered including feeding bags containing extraordinary amounts of sodium.
“Throughout his five years, Garnett Spears was forced to suffer through repeated hospitalizations, unneeded surgical procedures and ultimately poisoning with salt, all at the hands of the one person who should have been his ultimate protector: his mother," DiFiore said in a statement. "Using the child’s 'illnesses' to self aggrandize herself, her actions directly lead to her son’s tortured death. We will continue to ensure that his mother is held accountable and that justice for Garnett Spears will be served in his memory.”
Lacey Spears faces a maximum of 25 years-to-life in prison. She will be sentenced on April 8.
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