Nurse arrested after several NICU babies found with mysterious injuries, bone fractures, police say

HENRICO, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A registered nurse in Virginia was arrested after several NICU babies were found with mysterious injuries and bone fractures, according to authorities.

Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, 26, has been charged with malicious wounding, child abuse and neglect.

Around the end of November 2024, staff members discovered that three babies at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital NICU had unexplainable fractures, similar to an incident involving four babies in the summer of 2023, the hospital said in a post on their website.

Henrico Police confirm that Strotman’s charges stem from the Nov. 2024 investigation.

Police say that detectives will review dozens of videos inside the NICU and re-examine the 2023 and 2024 cases as part of this broader investigation.

The hospital has suspended accepting new NICU babies as they continue the investigation.