A 27-year-old mother in Iowa will spend a decade behind bars for abusing her 2-year-old son, unnecessarily injecting him with insulin in an apparent effort to make the toddler appear sick.

Sixth Judicial District Judge Mike Harris on Friday ordered Alexandra Marie Frost to serve 10 years in a state correctional facility for the abuse inflicted on her son, court records show.

Frost in June pleaded guilty to one count of felony child endangerment resulting in serious bodily injury and one count of felony administering harmful substances. Harris subsequently handed down the maximum sentence of 5 years for each charge, with the sentences to be served consecutively.

The investigation into Frost began when she brought her son to the University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospi

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