Summary Khatib was charged with two counts of 1st degree attempted murder, police said.
(Reuters) - An Illinois mother was charged with attempting to kill two of her children by spiking their apple juice with prescription drugs before taking the drugs herself in a possible suicide attempt, police said on Thursday.
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.
