A woman from Iowa who blogged about “harmful chemicals and other toxins” pleaded guilty to poisoning her husband with eyedrops, court records show.
Daisy Zantjer, 39, was charged in August with two counts each of administering harmful substances and domestic abuse causing bodily injury, according to Marion County court records. Zantjer pleaded guilty to one of each count on Thursday, according to an order accepting plea and setting sentencing.
Documents relating to the charge read: “Daisy Zantjer did admit during an interview to administering a harmful substance, on two separate occasions, called tetrahdrozoline hydrochloride to her husband Allan Zantjer, in July of 2023.”
“On or about the above date and time, the Defendant, Daisy Zantjer did administer a harmful substance known as Tetrahdrozoline to her husband, Allan Zantjer.” Meanwhile, the domestic abuse charging documents elaborate: “On or about the above stated date and time, the Defendant committed domestic assault against Allan Zantjer, causing injury to him by giving him Tetrahydrozoline in his drink without his knowledge.”