A Texas woman faces charges for lying about her daughter’s health to raise money through fraudulent claims and unnecessary medical treatments
Texas: So, there’s this wild story about a woman named Denise Zamora. She got arrested for child abuse after lying to doctors about her daughter’s health. Can you believe that?
Apparently, she told everyone her 15-year-old daughter had all these serious medical issues. This led to a bunch of unnecessary treatments, including a feeding tube. It’s just heartbreaking.
She was taken into custody on December 18 and is facing nine felony charges. That’s a lot! They say this went on for about six years, which is just insane.
According to the police, Denise made up all sorts of symptoms like headaches and seizures. She even took her daughter to the ER seven times and had her admitted to the hospital 12 times. It’s like she was on a mission.
Her daughter, who is deaf and non-verbal, had to deal with all this. Denise would always speak for her during doctor visits, which is just wrong. It gets crazier, though. They caught her on video using a syringe to mess with her daughter’s feeding bag!
There’s also talk that Denise might have Munchausen syndrome by proxy, which is when a caregiver makes someone else seem sick for attention. It’s a serious mental health issue.
She’s not just in trouble for her daughter, either. Denise also faked her own medical history, claiming she had cancer. She even shaved her head and pretended to go through chemotherapy. Talk about going too far!
Detectives think she might have been asking for donations for both her and her daughter’s medical expenses. If anyone gave her money, the police want to hear from them. It’s just a really sad situation all around.
