Mother accused of making 3 year-old son endure unnecessary surgery and use feeding tube he didn’t need

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsMother accused of making 3 year-old son endure unnecessary surgery and use feeding tube he didn’t needKaitlyn Rose Laura appealed for donations via multiple fundraising pages and forged medical reports to seek cerebral palsy and end-of-life treatment for the child, cops sayOisin Mcilroy Monday 06 April 2026 17:04 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952433","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/texas-medical-child-abuse-b2952433.html","title":"Mom accused of making son endure unnecessary surgery and feeding tube he didn’t need"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-26703","index":0}Kaitlyn Rose Laura, 31 (Tarrant County Sheriff's Office)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"rec...