"German Father Sentenced for Injecting Mercury into Daughter's Foot"

A 30-year-old man in Germany was sentenced to 13 years in prison for attempting to murder his 1-year-old daughter by injecting mercury into her foot, while his girlfriend received a 12-year sentence for her involvement. The man sought revenge on the child's mother, who had left him after the girl's birth. Both defendants initially denied the charge but later admitted to injecting the mercury, intending to cause severe pain to the toddler. The child suffered a severe infection and rash, and the mercury was discovered during a subsequent surgery.