NICU nurse to remain jailed as court awaits findings of mental health evaluation

Former NICU nurse Erin Strotman will remain in jail as the court waits for the findings of a mental health evaluation, Henrico County Circuit Court Judge Richard S. Wallerstein Jr. decided Wednesday morning.

Strotman appeared in person for the 50-minute bond appeal hearing after a Henrico judge denied her release last week citing safety concerns.

Strotman's attorney, Jeff Everhart, said the results of a mental health evaluation performed at the jail weren’t sent to him in time for Wednesday’s hearing.

Judge Wallerstein requested that Everhart set up a psychological evaluation by a third party and to hear those results at a hearing scheduled for next month.

Strotman is accused of causing multiple fractures to a five-month-old baby boy on Nov. 10, 2024 at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital.

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