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PITTSBURGH — A mother accused in Pittsburgh of deliberately injecting her 4-month-old son with saltwater will be sent to a state mental hospital because she suffers from severe depression.
Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning ordered that Amber Brewington, 21, of Duck River, Tenn., be sent to Mayview State Hospital for no more than 90 days.
Psychiatrist Christine Martone testified that Brewington needs to be tested for Munchausen by Proxy syndrome, in which a caregiver fakes or induces illness in others to generate sympathy.
