Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Iowa Mother Sentenced for Insulin Injection of Toddler
A mother in Iowa was sentenced to prison for hurting her young son.
The mother, Alexandra Frost, injected her two-year-old son with insulin, even though he didn't need it.
This caused his blood sugar to drop dangerously low.
Doctors suspected the mother was making her son sick on purpose, a condition called Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Hospital staff caught her on video giving the injection.
She was charged with harming her child and administering dangerous substances.
The boy's health improved after being taken from his mother's care.
The mother was given a 10-year prison sentence.
Alexandra Marie Frost was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Frost injected her two-year-old son with insulin.
The child's blood sugar levels dropped, requiring medical intervention.
Hospital staff recorded Frost injecting the boy.
Frost pleaded guilty to child endangerment and administering hazardous substances.
- Who
- Alexandra Marie Frost injected her two-year-old son.
- What
- Frost injected her son with insulin, leading to low blood sugar.
- When
- The incident occurred in March 2023, with sentencing on August 29.
- Where
- University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa.
- Why
- Frost's motivation is not explicitly stated in the provided articles.
- Defendant
- Alexandra Marie Frost
- Victim
- Two-year-old son
- Sentence
- 10 years imprisonment
- Charges
- Administering hazardous substances, child endangerment
- Location
- Iowa
- Hospital
- University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital
- Incident Date
- March 2023