- By TARA BRADY
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A woman from southern California has been arrested after her boyfriend's two-year-old daughter suffered a seizure and died after eating chilli powder.
Amanda Sorensen, 21, of Apple Valley, was taken into custody on Monday for allegedly feeding the chilli to the child as punishment.
Authorities confirmed Sorensen had been arrested on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death.
Arrest: Amanda Sorensen, pictured left and right, has been arrested after her boyfriend's two-year-old daughter suffered a seizure after the woman allegedly gave her chilli powder
Police were called to the family home in the Apple Valley at 4.16pm on Sunday where they found the girl, who was the daughter of Sorensen's boyfriend.
The toddler, whose name has not been released, was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.
An investigation is ongoing, a sheriff’s spokeswoman told KTLA, and an autopsy will be carried out to determine the exact cause of death.
Jodi Miller told the New York Daily News: 'We responded to a report of a child suffering a seizure. We did not comment as to anything that may have occurred as part of the ongoing investigation.'
Tragic: Sorenson, pictured with a toddler on her Facebook page, was allegedly punishing the girl
Happier days: Sorensen, who is being held in jail, is pictured with her boyfriend and his baby daughter
THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF CHILLI
Chilli's main ingredient Capsaicin is an irritant in humans and other mammals, causing a burning sensation in the tissues with which it comes into contact.
Airway resistance increases following inhalation of capsaicin in both mild asthmatics and non-asthmatic people.
Capsaicin can be fatal in large quantities. Symptoms of overdose include difficulty breathing, convulsions, and changes in skin colour.
Airway resistance increases following inhalation of capsaicin in both mild asthmatics and non-asthmatic people.
Capsaicin can be fatal in large quantities. Symptoms of overdose include difficulty breathing, convulsions, and changes in skin colour.
If a baby ingests chilli powder it can swell the airways and cause them to stop breathing.
Chilli's main ingredient Capsaicin is an irritant in humans and other mammals, causing a burning sensation in the tissues with which it comes into contact.
Capsaicin temporarily causes bronchoconstriction, coughing, nausea, and a lack of coordination in the upper body after inhalation.
Airway resistance increases following inhalation of capsaicin in both mild asthmatics and non-asthmatic people.
Chili powder can be fatal in large quantities. Symptoms of an overdose include difficulty breathing, convulsions and changes in skin colour.
Scene: Police went to the family's Apple Valley home on Sunday after the girl had a seizure
Police were called to the family home in Apple Valley at 4.16pm on Sunday where they found the girl who had suffered a seizure after eating the powder (file picture)
Neighbors told NBC San Diego that they didn't notice anything unusual about the house and would see several children from toddlers to teenagers entering and leaving the home.'I would give them the benefit of the doubt,' neighbor Patricia Amado said. 'I can't imagine a parent purposely doing something like that to a young child.'
Sorensen is being held at the West Valley Detention Centeron on $500,000 bail and is due in court on Wednesday.
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