On February 12, 2025, an 11-month old baby entered a babysitter’s home perfectly healthy and wound up in the hospital later that evening.
Anna Adamo, 59, was the caretaker responsible for the health and well-being of this 11-month old baby, and is now being charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated child abuse, and poising food, water, or medicine with the intent to kill or injure.
When the baby was dropped off on the morning of February 12, 2025, he was in great condition, but when his grandmother picked him up that afternoon, she was concerned because he seemed significantly more tired than usual. What scared the boy’s grandmother and mother the most was when the baby began throwing up an unknown substance. The boy was rushed to the emergency room where he was found to be suffering the effects of Ethylene Glycol poisoning, commonly known as antifreeze. The baby boy required CPR and life support from three different hospitals, and the future damage is still undetermined.
To make matters even worse for Adamo, she wasn’t even a registered or licensed caretaker in the state of Florida! While Adamo’s county of Okeechobee does not require a family day care to be licensed with the state, it does require that family day care home providers, like Adamo, register annually with the state. Adamo has no legal certification in the state at all.
After months of freedom, Adamo was officially arrested on October 11, 2025 in Georgia, and extradited back to her home state of Florida for trial proceedings. Now, she awaits future proceedings out on a bail of $600,000.
If convicted, Adamo faces a tremendous amount of prison time. Let’s go through her charges:
The first charge is first-degree attempted murder, FSS § 782.04 (2)(h) and § 777.04 (1)(a), which holds up to a life sentence. She is also charged with FSS § 827.03 (2)(a), aggravated child abuse, which holds up to 30 years in prison. Lastly, she is charged with FSS § 859.01, poisoning food, water, or medicine with the intent to kill or injure, which also holds a sentence of up to 30 years of prison time. These possible sentences can of course be impacted by the presence of mitigating or aggravating circumstances.
Clearly, Adamo is in for a lengthy time in prison if she is convicted of even 1 of her alleged charges. While she might be out on bail now, she has a long road ahead of her in future trial proceedings and potentially spending the rest of her life in prison.
Thankfully, the baby boy is still alive, but his quality of life is yet to be determined.
Author: Elina Vaidya | Wild About Trial
