Newborn intensive care nurse charged with felony child abuse; police investigating 'unexplained fractures' to several infants

Newborn intensive care nurse charged with felony child abuse; police investigating ‘unexplained fractures’ to several infants


A former neonatal intensive care unit nurse at a Virginia hospital has been charged in connection to mysterious injuries that a newborn baby suffered. Officials warned that several babies suffered suspicious injuries at the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.

On Thursday, 26-year-old Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, of Chesterfield County, Virginia, was arrested and charged with malicious wounding and felony child abuse. If convicted, Strotman faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for the felony child neglect charge and 20 years for the malicious wounding charge, according to Shannon Taylor — Henrico County Commonwealth’s attorney.

‘They failed strictly on multiple levels with multiple different families.’

The Henrico County Police Division said in a statement that it is “utilizing all available resources to ensure a thorough investigation

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