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Regina woman sentenced to eight months in prison after poisoning a child

In May of last year, Emergency Services responded to a call about a girl who wasn’t breathing and investigators were later told the child had acute ethanol poisoning and tested positive for Benadryl. . File / Global News

A Regina woman has been sentenced to eight months in jail over the poisoning of a child.

Jessica Rae Fehr was originally charged with aggravated assault and administering a noxious substance to the 21-month-old girl.

In May of last year, Emergency Services responded to a call about a girl who wasn’t breathing and investigators were later told the child had acute ethanol poisoning and tested positive for Benadryl.

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Fehr, who is not the girl’s mother, was convicted of causing bodily harm by criminal negligence and will also face two years of probation.

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