HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – Erin Strotman, a former nurse at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Virginia, has been hit with several new child abuse-related charges in connection with babies injured while under the hospital’s care.
Strotman, who had worked at the Henrico Doctor’s Hospital, was previously charged with one count of malicious wounding and one count of felony child neglect of a 5-month-old baby, called “Y.H.” in court documents. The baby was found with a fractured left femur at the NICU in November 2024.
According to a criminal complaint detailing surveillance video at the NICU, Strotman was seen taking Y.H. by the legs and pushing them backward to where his feet were at his head.
New court records obtained by Nexstar’s WRIC on Monday now show that Strotman faces a total of eight charges — those relating to Y.H. and also charges relating to two additional babies, identified as “L.M-B” and “A.V.” in court documents. All three of these babies were said to be injured in 2024.
Strotman’s charges include felony malicious wounding and felony child neglect.
WRIC previously reported that seven babies were found with “unexplainable fractures” in the hospital’s NICU between 2023 and 2024. During a media briefing with reporters, Shannon Taylor, Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney, confirmed that one of the three babies involved in these new charges was not included in the initial seven babies with fractures — meaning, as of now, there are eight babies known to have suffered such fractures.
Taylor also said the case isn’t closed yet.
“There is still an ongoing investigation regarding the babies who were identified as victims in 2023 as well as any other actions for these events. We continue to work with Henrico Police Division, Henrico’s Child Protective Services (Department of Social Services) and the Virginia State Police.
We made a promise to these families that we would continue to work on this matter and I intend for us to keep that promise.”
Strotman’s next court date, a status hearing, will be held on March 20.
