Popular mummy blogger under fire over claims she faked her baby's brain tumour for likes

The mum-of-four, who has not been named to support the individuality of the child, has denied having harmed her kid aft being accused of drugging her kid to pull likes connected societal media

A fashionable "mummy influencer" has been accused of harming her one-year-old babe for likes.

The online fig from Australia is astatine the centre of horrific allegations that she faked her infant's encephalon tumour by administering drugs, and mounting up a fundraiser which has raised $60,000AUD (£30,897) for the child's infirmary bills.

The mum-of-four, who has not been named to support the individuality of the child, racked up a cardinal followers aft detailing the youngster's unwellness done her societal media accounts. Hospital unit contacted cops aft the updates she was posting online didn't lucifer with the attraction they'd administered.

The mum broke her soundlessness yesterday erstwhile contacted by 9News. She said: "It is truthful unfair and it's getting addressed astatine the infinitesimal with the due counsel." When asked if she'd wounded her daughter, she responded: "No, I can't speech to you, I've said this is simply a substance that cannot beryllium spoken on."

In June, a GoFundMe run was launched that went connected to rise $60,000AUD from donors acrophobic for the child's welfare. The funds person present been frozen aft Queensland Police confirmed it was investigating the woman.

A GoFundMe spokesperson said: "Our Trust and Safety specialists are investigating the accusations made arsenic portion of our modular owed diligence process. This includes cooperating with constabulary investigations. We are committed to being the safest spot to springiness and person spent implicit a decennary gathering the teams, technologies and policies to support Australian generosity.

"This includes the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee, which guarantees a refund successful the uncommon lawsuit thing is not right. Whilst the probe is ongoing, nary further funds tin beryllium raised, oregon withdrawn."

The child's father, who is estranged from his ex-wife, besides came retired to impeach the parent of wrongdoing. He said that helium was oblivious to what the parent is alleged to person done, and believed that the surgeries would assistance halt the tumours and seizures.

In a societal media post, the devastated dada said: "For what it's worth, I had nary thought astir what [the mother] was doing to [his child]. I pushed for those surgeries due to the fact that successful my bosom I felt it would help.

"I didn't realise [the child] was [allegedly] being drugged the full clip causing her symptoms to beryllium what they were. I bash my champion to emotion and support my children. I should've done amended for them. I'm atrocious I couldn't support [the child] the mode I should have."

Queensland Police confirmed the babe is present successful foster attraction and appears to beryllium recovering. They added that nary charges person yet been laid successful the case.