Fayetteville mom accused of trying to poison kids goes on profanity-laced tirade in court
A Fayetteville woman accused of trying to poison her two children asked a judge to terminate her parental rights before going into a loud profanity-laced tangent at her first-appearance hearing Tuesday in Cumberland County District Court.
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Octavia Latosh Robinson, 34, of the 3700 block of Bragg Boulevard at the Studio 6 motel, began yelling and cursing in the small courtroom inside the Cumberland County Detention Center. Judge Beth Keever did not appear flustered, calmly asking someone to contact the Public Defender’s office — Robinson had requested a court-appointed lawyer — and ordered the woman to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Robinson was charged Monday with two counts each of distributing food containing noxious or deleterious material and misdemeanor child abuse. She is accused of lacing creme soda with lighter fluid and giving the drinks to her sons, ages 6 and 10, on Sunday, according to arrest warrants.
One of the boys took a sip and thought it tasted funny. Both children went to a neighbor’s room and told her about it. The neighbor contacted police.
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