- A Georgia father received a 50-year prison sentence for poisoning his 18-day-old daughter with antifreeze mixed with breast milk.
- Curtis Jack was arrested in 2020 after the boy became ill and tested positive for ethylene glycol, which Jack had added and then handed it to the boy’s grandmother.
- Jack confessed to the act to avoid paying child support: the boy’s mother revealed that the young man is fine after Jack’s sentencing.
A Georgia father was sentenced to 50 years in prison after mixing antifreeze into his 18-day-old daughter’s breast milk to poison her.
Curtis Jack was arrested in October 2020, after his young daughter, named Madison, became ill.
He tested positive for ethylene glycol, a chemical found in antifreeze.
Investigators discovered that Jack had collected bottles of breast milk from the child’s mother two weeks earlier while she was in the hospital after giving birth to their son, but did not want to pay child support after accidentally getting his partner pregnant. of work.
‘After delivering the breast milk to the girl’s grandmother, who was also caring for the woman’s other daughter, the girl became seriously ill within 24 hours, suspected of having been poisoned.
Curtis Jack, a Georgia father, received a 50-year prison sentence for poisoning his 18-day-old daughter with antifreeze mixed with breast milk.
Within 24 hours of drinking the milk, baby Madison became seriously ill and was suspected of being poisoned.
“Jack admitted to adding antifreeze to his breast milk to South Fulton Police Department detectives,” police said in a statement on social media.
Jack later admitted to adding the chemical to his newborn daughter’s milk to avoid paying child support.
Within 24 hours of drinking the milk, the girl became “critically” ill and was suspected of being poisoned.
The newborn’s mother told police how Curtis had tried to get her to terminate the pregnancy throughout the pregnancy.
The baby was born in September 2020. The two had been in an “intimate relationship” since January of that year, police said.
“During the trial, the State presented testimony from the child’s mother, grandmother, law enforcement officers and medical experts, including a demonstration of how easy it was to poison breast milk,” South Fulton police said.
“I realized because it was an 18-day-old baby,” South Fulton Police Sergeant Pserda Dickerson told Channel 2.
Curtis Jack had previously worked for Delta Air Lines and accidentally got a co-worker pregnant.
The newborn’s mother told police how Curtis, pictured, had tried to get her to terminate the pregnancy throughout the pregnancy.
“I noticed because it was an 18-day-old baby,” South Fulton Police Sergeant Pserda Dickerson told Channel 2.
‘Beyond obtaining a confession, we still have to prove that someone committed the crime. “The person still has to be proven guilty,” Dickerson said.
The jury found Jack guilty of all charges, including attempted murder, and he was sentenced to 50 years, with 40 years in custody.
Antifreeze, even if consumed in small amounts, is extremely toxic and can cause drowsiness, vomiting, kidney damage, and death.
The girl’s mother declined to make a statement following Jack’s sentencing, but the girl is said to be doing well.