Pictured in handcuffs, the Mommy blogger accused of 'depraved murder' of her son, five, with salt overdose

The 26-year-old 'mommy blogger' who documented her young son's persistent illnesseswas charged Tuesday with killing him by poisoning him sodium through a feeding tube in his stomach.

Lacey Spears of Scottsville, Kentucky, was indicted on charges of depraved murder and manslaughter in the shocking death of 5-year-old Garnett Spears.

Depraved murder is a count often used in cases that suggest extreme recklessness rather than intentional killing. It carries the same maximum sentence, however -- 25 years to life.

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