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Krystale El Khatib, 29, was charged with two counts of
attempted murder for crushing several pills into her children's
beverage and forcing them to drink it on Monday, the Schiller
Park Police Department said in a statement.
Police conducting a well-being check later found Khatib, who
took the pills herself, at her home in need of medical
attention.
Police said the children tested positive for benzodiazepines, a
class of sedatives and anti-anxiety drugs including Valium and
Xanax. The children were taken to a local hospital by their
biological father.
Khatib was charged with two counts of 1st degree attempted
murder, police said. She is being held at the Cook County jail
on a $1.5 million bond, police said.
Local broadcaster ABC 7 reported that the children were with
their father.
(Reporting by David Bailey; Writing by Curtis Skinner in San
Francisco; Editing by Paul Tait)
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