6-month baby dies after being poisoned by mother

…mother, who also ingested poison, died days earlier, second child still alive

Linden mother, 24-year-old Temeica Sampson, who poisoned her two children along with herself on Thursday has died along with one of her children, 6-month-old Malique Newton. Still in the hospital receiving care is her eight-year-old daughter.

The three were admitted to the Linden Hospital Complex Intensive Care Unit on April 8, 2021 where they were receiving treatment.

The mother was discovered motionless about 00:22hrs and later pronounced dead on Sunday by Dr. Anderson. A post mortem examination with dissection was performed on the body of Sampson at the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. At the conclusion, Dr. Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as poisoning by ingestion.

Meanwhile, Newton, the 6-month-old child of Sampson, also succumbed on Monday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was transferred for further treatment. He died at 05:00 hours on Monday in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A post mortem examination is expected soon.