AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Alabama woman nearly dies from lead poisoning as husband is convicted in attempted murder plot
Alabama mother Hannah Pettey was hospitalized near death with an “astronomical” amount of lead in her body, an ordeal that launched a criminal investigation and ended with her husband’s conviction for attempted murder. Hannah Pettey’s life changed forever in January 2022, after months of unexplained pain and weakness forced her to seek help. On January […] The post Alabama woman nearly dies from lead poisoning as husband is convicted in attempted murder plot appeared first on American Almanac .
Alabama mother Hannah Pettey was hospitalized near death with an “astronomical” amount of lead in her body, an ordeal that launched a criminal investigation and ended with her husband’s conviction for attempted murder. Hannah Pettey’s life changed forever in January 2022, after months of unexplained pain and weakness forced her to seek help. On January 18, her mother, Nicole Pettey, drove her to the University of Alabama at Birmingham hospital, where doctors soon made a shocking discovery: Hannah’s colon was nearly “100% lead,” and her vital organs were on the brink of failure. Medical staff at UAB told Nicole that Hannah “had hours to live” and was “starving to death.” The source of her sickness was no accident,…Open