ATLANTA — A Hampton man has learned his fate after trying to poison a baby with antifreeze four years ago.
Curtis Jack was sentenced to 50 years with 40 years to serve in custody after he was convicted on charges of first-degree cruelty to children and criminal attempt to commit murder.
South Fulton Police announced his sentencing on Facebook on Thursday.
According to a news release from the department, on October 1, 2020, Jack picked up two bottles of breastmilk from the mother of his child. The woman was hospitalized after giving birth to their daughter the month before, police said.
In the release, police said Jack insisted the woman terminate her pregnancy.
After getting the breastmilk from the woman at the hospital, Jack then took the breastmilk to the child's grandmother. The grandmother also cared for the woman's newborn and the other daughter at the time.
Police said the baby became "critically ill" within 24 hours after drinking the breastmilk. Authorities suspected the baby was poisoned.
Jack then told police and admitted to adding antifreeze to the breastmilk.
According to the news release, the child's mother, grandmother, law enforcement officers and medical experts testified at trial.
Medical experts even demonstrated "how easy it was to poison the breastmilk," the news release stated.
"A special thanks to Madam Fani Willis and the Fulton County District Attorney's Office in obtaining justice for the victim and her mother," South Fulton Police said in their statement.
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