Australians opened their hearts and wallets when a mummy blogger revealed her baby girl had a brain tumour. But what has happened since has even shocked and horrified the toddler’s father. Now police have swooped in

A mum-of-four influencer has had her baby daughter taken into care while she is probed by police over allegations she faked the tot’s brain tumour by drugging her. 

The high-profile Queensland mother collected $62,000 in GoFundMe donations after she revealed the infant’s alleged fight for life and launched the appeal in June.

But hospital workers are believed to have raised the alarm with police after the mother’s online updates about the child’s surgery didn’t match her real treatment.

Now the child’s father has branded his partner a ‘monster’ after he was alerted to the allegations and police investigation. The family cannot be named for legal reasons.

‘For what it’s worth, I had no idea about what [the mother] was doing to [the child],’ the devastated father said in a social media post on Monday.

‘I pushed for those surgeries because in my heart I felt it would help.

‘I didn’t realise [the child] was being drugged the entire time causing her symptoms to be what they were.

‘I do my best to love and protect my children. I should’ve done better for them. I’m sorry I couldn’t protect [the child] the way I should have.’

Mums who have supported the family are outraged by the allegations 

People have been suspicious of the mothers intentions for months

Hundreds of kind hearted strangers donated to the cause 

The GoFundMe appeal has since been taken down. Daily Mail Australia has contacted GoFundMe to see if the hundreds of donors will be refunded.

While the couple were previously active on multiple social media platforms – and briefly switched to paid subscriptions – their accounts are no longer being updated. 

On Tuesday Queensland Police confirmed their investigation in a statement to Daily Mail Australia.

‘Police are aware of reports of child harm against a one-year-old girl,’ said a police spokesman.

‘The Queensland Police Service has taken action to protect the child and commenced an investigation.

‘As this is an active investigation it would be inappropriate to provide further comment.’

‘A GoFundMe spokesperson confirmed they ‘have a zero tolerance policy for misuse of our platform.

‘Our Trust and Safety specialists are aware of the accusations and are investigating as part of our standard due diligence process. This includes cooperating with police investigations.

Whilst the investigation is ongoing, no further funds can be raised, or withdrawn.’

Daily Mail Australia has contacted both parents for comment.