Tulsa Woman Pleads Guilty To Forcing Daughter To Have Unnecessary Medical Tests

A judge ordered a Tulsa mother to get psychological treatment, after she pled guilty to child abuse by Munchausen Syndrome by proxy.

Tuesday, February 3rd 2015, 11:22 pm

By: News On 6


A judge ordered a Tulsa mother to get psychological treatment, after she pleaded guilty to child abuse by Munchausen Syndrome by proxy.

That's basically where someone exaggerates or makes up illnesses or symptoms.

1/24/2013 Related Story: Tulsa Mother Arrested For Forcing Girl To Have Unnecessary Medical Treatments

Some call it medical child abuse.

Prosecutors said Tonia Thomas forced her daughter to go through repeated, painful medical tests in order to get attention.

logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News on 6 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

February 3rd, 2015

April 15th, 2024

April 12th, 2024

March 14th, 2024

Top Headlines

April 24th, 2024

April 24th, 2024

April 24th, 2024

April 24th, 2024