Woman charged with child abuse after babies found with 'unexplainable fractures' at Henrico Doctors' Hospital’s NICU
Jan 03, 2025
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A Chesterfield County woman has been charged with malicious wounding and child abuse after an investigation into babies being found with "unexplainable fractures" at Henrico Doctors' Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Twenty-six-year-old Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, of Chesterfield County, has been charged with malicious wounding and felony child abuse in connection to an incident that occurred in November of 2024, according to the Henrico County Police Division.
8News has reached out to the healthcare system to learn whether or not Strotman was an employee.
This comes after the hospital said three babies were discovered with "unexplainable fractures" in late November and December of 2024, adding that these incidents were similar to an incident involving four babies in 2023.
Due to these incidents and an ongoing investigation into their circumstances, the healthcare system said the hospital's NICU would not be accepting additional admissions until further notice.
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"Currently, the Henrico County Police Division is utilizing all available resources to ensure a thorough investigation into this matter. This involves reviewing dozens of videos from inside the NICU," police said.
“We appreciate the families’ and public’s patience as we work as thoroughly and expeditiously as possible to investigate every piece of evidence in connection to these cases,” said Henrico Chief of Police Eric D. English. “I would also like to acknowledge the unwavering efforts of our detectives who continue to comb through hundreds of hours of footage and extend my sincere gratitude to Henrico’s Child Protective Services (Department of Social Services), the Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, Virginia State Police, the Virginia Department of Health, and the Office of the Attorney General for their assistance in this matter.”
Due to the "sensitive nature" of these cases, police said updates will be provided when available so as not to compromise the investigation.
Anyone with questions or concerns related to the HCA Virginia Health System can contact the public relations department with the healthcare system.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact Henrico Police Det. M. Lynch at [email protected].