Okeechobee Police Department

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — An Okeechobee woman faces attempted murder charges after police say she poisoned an 11-month-old child with antifreeze while babysitting earlier this year.

Anna Adamo, 59, was arrested in Georgia on Oct. 3 and extradited to Florida to face charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and poisoning by liquid, according to the Okeechobee City Police Department.

Police say Adamo was caring for the infant on Feb. 12 when the child became critically ill. The baby was rushed to HCA Raulerson Medical Center, then transferred to HCA Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort Pierce and ultimately to Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, where the child was placed on life support.

Medical tests confirmed ethylene glycol poisoning, the to

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