Georgia man who added antifreeze to his newborn daughter’s breast milk sentenced to prison

A Georgia father was sentenced to 50 years in prison after a Fulton County jury found him guilty of poisoning his newborn daughter’s breast milk with antifreeze.

Curtis Jack, who was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder and first-degree cruelty to children, was found guilty on all counts, the South Fulton Police Department announced Thursday evening.

He was sentenced to 50 years in prison, including 40 years of detention.

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Jack was arrested on October 16, 2020, after his 18-day-old daughter tested positive for ethylene glycol, a chemical often found in automobile antifreeze, while she was at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Scottish Rite Hospital, according to FOX 5 Atlanta at the time.

South Fulton police said the baby was born Sept. 24, 2020, to Jack and a woman he worked with after he allegedly insisted she terminate the pregnancy. The two men had been in an “intimate relationship” since January of that year, police said.

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Jack admitted to South Fulton detectives that he added antifreeze to bottles of breast milk he collected on Oct. 1, 2020, from his daughter’s mother, who was still hospitalized after giving birth.

He then took the poisoned bottles to the baby’s grandmother, who was also caring for the woman’s other child while she was in the hospital.

Within 24 hours, the little girl became seriously ill and was suspected of being poisoned, police said.

During Jack’s trial, the baby’s mother and grandmother testified on behalf of the state, alongside law enforcement and medical experts. A demonstration showing how easy it is to poison breast milk was also shown in court.

Jack was booked into the Fulton County Jail Friday morning.

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