The judge in New York said she was suffering from a rare mental disorder Munchausen by proxy in which a parent deliberately inflicts harm on a child to seek attention.

检控官称她“蓄谋杀害儿童”。纽约这名法官表示，她患有孟乔森代理综合症，患有这种疾病的父母会蓄意伤害儿童以引起他人注意。