TikTok Influencer Charged After Drugging Baby for Followers

Police say a one-year-old girl drugged by her mother for her social media following could have died if medical staff hadn’t intervened.

Queensland Police arresting a female influencer accused of drugging a baby for followers. Courtesy of Queensland Police

The Queensland Police Service has alleged a Sunshine Coast mother who became a popular influencer on Chinese-owned app TikTok drugged her already ill baby in order to increase her online following and generate income.

The woman, 34, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her child, is understood to be a popular influencer across multiple platforms, but was primarily active on TikTok.