An Iowa woman fixated on “harmful chemicals and other toxins” pleaded guilty in a case where she was accused of poisoning her husband with eyedrops, court records show.
In August, Daisy Zantjer, 39, was charged with two counts each of administering harmful substances and domestic abuse causing bodily injury, according to Marion County court records.
On Thursday, the defendant pleaded guilty to one of each count, according to an order accepting plea and setting sentencing.
Authorities say the woman’s guilt was never really in doubt.
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“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,” the harmful substance charging documents read. “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.”
The domestic abuse charging documents briefly elaborates: “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.”