OKEECHOBEE, Florida ( WFTX ) — An Okeechobee woman is facing attempted murder charges after police say she poisoned an 11-month-old child with antifreeze while babysitting in February.

Investigators say 59-year-old Anna Adamo was arrested in Georgia early this month and extradited to Florida. The baby survived, but investigators say they don’t know the extent of long-term damage.

WPTV’s Michael Hoffman was face-to-face with the accused as she was released from jail hours ago.

It was in February, behind the fence of a gated community in Okeechobee, where investigators say Adamo was babysitting an 11-month-old baby. When the child was picked up to be brought home, the parents noticed something was off.

Medical tests confirmed the worst: the baby had been poisoned with the toxic component

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