Wendi Michelle Scott (born March 3, 1975)[1] is a Frederick, Maryland mother of two who was charged on November 16, 2007, with sickening her four-year-old daughter in a case of Münchausen syndrome by proxy.
[2] Frederick County Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K. Angel had urged Circuit Court Judge G. Edward Dwyer to set Scott's bail at $250,000, calling her a danger to herself and others.
[3] She moved about using a wheelchair or walker most of the time, convincing her husband, pastor, and friends that she was seriously ill.[3] While it is unclear if there was a definitive past diagnosis, Angel characterized Scott in the November 16, 2007, hearing as having "a history of Munchausen syndrome.
[3] In Scott's May 2008 sentencing trial, Dr. Arthur deLorimier, a lieutenant colonel at Walter Reed, testified that the girl faced increased risks of cancer from repeated radiological tests, was developmentally delayed, and in danger of future emotional problems.
[5] In a six-hour sentencing hearing on May 8, 2008, defense attorney Drawbaugh urged Dwyer to confine Scott to her home, allowing her to continue intensive psychotherapy to deal with severe mental illnesses.