Henrico's top prosecutor says hospital blocked full investigation into NICU nurse who broke babies' bones

With former NICU nurse Erin Strotman behind bars for breaking babies' bones at Henrico Doctors' Hospital, and a special grand jury investigation into allegations of criminal conduct at the hospital now concluded, CBS 6 investigative reporter Melissa Hipolit sat down with Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor to ask the questions the community has continued to raise — and the questions that remain unanswered — about a case that rocked the greater Richmond area and led to changes in state law.

Strotman was convicted of hurting nine babies at Henrico Doctors' Hospital, but the criminal accountability ended with her.

Hipolit asked Taylor directly whether the hospital, its administrators and staff hampered or hurt the investigation.

"It has always been my feeling. It has always been my office's feeling, and certainly I feel comfortable saying this on behalf of Henrico Police and Child Protective Services that there were actions and inactions that were taken by the hospital that did not allow this matter to be thoroughly investigated at the time that the first babies were identified as being harmed by non accidental actions and having non accidental injuries," Taylor said.

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