Aberdeen woman to stand trail accused of putting boy through operations he didn't need
50-year-old Tracy Anne Menhinick has been charged with wilfully ill-treating the child from 2014-2017
Last updated 22nd Mar 2022
An Aberdeen woman will strand trial accused of putting a young boy's life at risk by making him go through operations he did not need.
Tracy Anne Menhinick is charged with wilfully ill-treating the child from April 2014 to July 2017 when he was aged between 3 and 6.
The 50 year-old is said to have administered Lactulose - listed on the indictment as a "non prescribed medication."
Prosecutors claim this impacted the boy's development and mobility and that he was admitted to hospital.
Menhinick is then accused of consenting to "treatments, procedures and operations" on the boy, which she allegedly knew were "unnecessary."
It is claimed this lead to the youngster's permanent disfigurement and impairment as well as to the danger of his life.
Menhinick's attendance was excused for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow today.
Lawyers pled not guilty on her behalf to the charge under the Children and Young Person Act at a calling of the case last summer.
Lord Arthurson set a trial due to begin in January next year in Aberdeen.
Menhinick remains on bail until then.