Some folks on this world are pure evil, and, sadly, a few of these folks have entry to human beings who’re at their most susceptible — particularly, infants.
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A now-former nurse at Henrico Docs’ Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Central Virginia has been charged with malicious wounding and baby abuse following an investigation of new child infants who suffered from “unexplainable fractures.” The nurse, 26-year-old Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman of Chesterfield County, stands accused of inflicting these accidents to a minimum of one Black baby, but it surely’s potential a minimum of seven extra suffered the identical accidents.
In response to ABC 8 Information, three infants on the hospital had been found with “unexplainable fractures” in late November and December of 2024, and their instances resembled that of 4 infants on the hospital who suffered related accidents in 2023. Up to now, Strotman, who was arraigned and held with out bond Friday, has solely been charged in reference to one of many youngsters.
From ABC:
An investigation by Henrico County’s Baby Protecting Companies, the Henrico County Commonwealth Lawyer’s Workplace, Virginia State Police, the Virginia Division of Well being and the Workplace of the Lawyer Normal has been underway in relation to those incidents.
When requested following the arraignment whether or not all seven infants within the investigation are presently alive, Henrico County Commonwealth’s Lawyer Shannon Taylor stated officers had been persevering with to research, and couldn’t but affirm their well being standing.
“The utmost statutory penalty for felony baby neglect is 10 years of incarceration and the utmost statutory penalty for felony malicious wounding is 20 years of incarceration,” Taylor stated.
Taylor additionally advised that Strotman’s arrest was solely the start, and she or he assured the general public that the investigation remains to be ongoing, that the accidents suffered by the opposite youngsters shall be addressed, and that others may be becoming a member of Strotman as defendants within the case.
Whereas there was an arrest for one individual for allegedly inflicting harm on a single sufferer, I might emphasize that is an ongoing investigation spanning potential offenses dedicated in each 2023 and 2024,” she stated. “I guarantee the general public that the investigation of those issues shall be thorough and, if adequate proof arises to determine the legal culpability of different people, extra fees shall be introduced forthwith with out worry of or favor to any celebration.”
Friday’s arraignment was attended by the households of all seven infants injured on the hospital. A number of members of the family reportedly left the courtroom in tears.
“I’m overwhelmed with feelings. I can’t put my hand on only one. I couldn’t assist however to only to interrupt down,” Dominique Hackey, the Black father of one of many infants who nobody has been charged for injuring but, instructed WTVR 6. “For that father and that mom (of the kid Strotman is charged for), I felt how I felt once I realized that my son had a fracture. That was helpless.”
Hackey stated he recalled assembly Strotman in direction of the top of his twins’ keep within the NICU in 2023, however he stated he hadn’t been acquainted along with her for lengthy.
“I bear in mind her being within the room, she was pleasant, she answered questions, however she didn’t keep and discuss like the opposite NICU nurses did. She wasn’t household like the opposite NICU nurses,” he stated.
Strotman is due again in courtroom at 2 p.m. on March 24. Within the meantime, she was ordered by the decide to don’t have any contact with any youngsters beneath 18.