GAIL De Jonge, 24, who resides in the Linden Hospital Complex at Mackenzie and accused of injecting her children with insulin, was, on Monday,slapped with an assault charge.
Before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, she pleaded not guilty to having, on Friday, February 7, at Linden Hospital Complex, unlawfully assaulted Huette Moore.Police Sergeant Vernetta Pindar, prosecuting, did not relate the circumstances under which the offence was committed but stated that the defendant is a nurse attached to the Linden Hospital Complex and requested that she be refused pre-trial freedom, because she may pose a danger to both the virtual complainant and her children.
The prosecutor informed the Court that De Jonge is alleged to have injected her seven year and eleven-year-old children with insulin.
She said that led to the social worker going to investigate the allegation and the nurse and the virtual complainant had an altercation during which she assaulted Moore.
The prosecutor said De Jonge is likely to face other charges and her objection was upheld while the case has been transferred to Christianburg Court for today.