Corie Walsh’s husband faces alleged killer mom accused of plotting to poison him as attorney lays blame

Corie Walsh, 40, the Illinois mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son Barrett, entered a not guilty plea under the watchful eye of her husband, whom she is accused of attempting to poison.She appeared in court Thursday during a preliminary hearing, where her husband, Michael Walsh, was also present.Walsh is accused of strangling Barrett and leaving him hanging from a rafter before trying to kill herself Sept. 1 during an alleged “psychotic episode.” ILLINOIS MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER IN DEATH OF 2-YEAR-OLD SON IN CASE DRAWING COMPARISONS TO LINDSAY CLANCYHer attorney, Andrea Lyon, said after the court hearing Thursday that Walsh’s family was there to support her.”They love her, and this is not — she’s never been violent. … She was psychotic,” Lyon said, the New York Post reported. “They all know that and want her to get better. This is not who she is.”FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XLyon previously told Fox News Digital that Walsh’s husband is standing by her throughout the case.CLANCY-FIXATED ILLINOIS MOM SANG ‘WIZARD OF OZ’ TUNE AFTER ALLEGEDLY KILLING 2-YEAR-OLD SON: REPORTProsecutors argue, in addition to killing the couple’s child, Walsh also plotted to poison her husband “amid a fixation with the Lindsay Clancy trial.”LINDSAY CLANCY FIXATION AND ALLEGED PLOT TO POISON HUSBAND EMERGE AS ACCUSED MOM CLAIMS PSYCHOSISSIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSCLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUBLyon, who previously represented Casey Anthony, announced during a news conference after the hearing that her team subpoenaed treatment information from the jail that is housing Walsh, according to the Post.SEND US A TIPGOT A TIP?Walsh’s defense is trying to get her pretrial release to a hospital.LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCASTFox News Digital previously reported a judge denied Walsh’s release earlier this month because it would be considered “too dangerous” after prosecutors said she posed a threat to her husband and three surviving children.GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAILOn Thursday, Lyon said, “Her whole family is here today — her husband, mother, mother’s best friend.””At today’s hearing, Ms. Walsh entered a plea of not guilty. The defense continues to seek her release so she can receive appropriate psychiatric treatment. We have no additional comment at this time,” Lyon told Fox News Digital.Fox News Digital reached out to Michael Walsh.