HENRICO CO.,Va. – A Chesterfield County woman was arrested and charged Friday, in connection with an ongoing investigation into the Henrico Doctors’ Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), according to Henrico Police.
On Dec. 26 Henrico Police were made aware of an internal investigation involving Henrico Doctors’ Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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According to a news release, Henrico Police’s Special Victim Unit was assigned to follow up and investigate to determine if any criminal violations had occurred.
On Dec. 31, Henrico Police announced that any previously closed cases related to incidents that they were investigating had been reopened as part of a broader investigation, including incidents from 2023.
During the course of the investigation, detectives identified 26-year-old Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman as a suspect in the case, 10 News has learned.
Strotman is facing charges of malicious wounding and felony child abuse in connection to an incident that occurred in November of 2024.
According to the news release, the Henrico County Police Division is utilizing all available resources to ensure a thorough investigation into the matter.
“This involves reviewing dozens of videos from inside the NICU. As previously mentioned, detectives are re-examining the 2023 and 2024 cases as part of this broader investigation,” The County said in its release.
“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.”
The Henrico Doctors’ Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit issued a statement Friday.
There has been an ongoing investigation into fractures sustained by patients in our NICU, and this morning, the Henrico County Police Department arrested a former employee of the hospital in connection with that investigation. We have been assisting law enforcement in their ongoing investigation and will continue to do so. Any media questions or inquiries about that investigation should be directed to law enforcement.
We are both shocked and saddened by this development in the investigation and are focused on continuing to care for our patients and providing support to our colleagues who have been deeply and personally impacted by this investigation. We are grateful to those colleagues, who have dedicated their professional lives to the care and safety of our patients, as well as to law enforcement and the other agencies who have worked aggressively and tirelessly with us on this investigation.
For more than 30 years, the NICU at Henrico Doctors' Hospital has provided necessary and life-saving care to babies in central Virginia and we remain focused on ensuring the availability of that care in our community.
The Henrico Doctors’ Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The Hospital also announced in a statement that they would no longer be admitting new patients into the NICU as the investigation continues.