Nationwide — Erin Strotman, a former NICU nurse from Richmond, Virginia, is going through expenses of malicious wounding and youngster abuse after allegedly inflicting bruises and fractures on infants in her care whereas at Henrico Docs’ Hospital. A number of of the infants had been African American and she or he is the one suspect in a broader investigation into their injuries between 2023 and 2024.
Strotman, 26, was charged with two felony counts in 2024 after a child suffered a wrist fracture and bruises in 2024. Surveillance footage allegedly reveals her mishandling a child on the Henrico Docs’ NICU.
Regardless of the allegations, Strotman was granted a $25,000 bond after a decide decided she didn’t pose a flight danger or hazard to herself. The choice angered the households of the affected infants.
“I feel we share the identical feeling of anger,” Dominique Hackey, father of a child injured within the NICU in 2023, informed ABC 7 Chicago. “That is one thing that we had been ready for, however clearly we didn’t anticipate.”
Underneath the phrases of her bond, Strotman should stay beneath home arrest at her dad and mom’ residence. She is prohibited from being round youngsters or weak adults and is banned from offering well being care companies. Her dad and mom should additionally take away all firearms from their residence.
The courtroom has sealed particulars of her psychological well being analysis and textual content messages along with her boyfriend. Her preliminary courtroom listening to is scheduled for Could.
