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A Mossel Bay mother appeared in the local magistrate's court on Friday morning on charges that include child neglect.
It's alleged that the 40-year-old woman had given her two year old child an overdose of anti-depressants over a period of time.
The child is said to be under-developed and had been treated in a local hospital. She has since been placed in foster care.
The case was postponed to the 28th of this month.
The mother is currently out on bail.