A crying baby woke up a napping nanny who then
force-fed the child until the child became
unresponsive and died, police said.
Oluremi Oyindasola, 66, of Glenarden, Md., was
arrested Tuesday and is charged with second-degree
murder, first-degree child abuse resulting in death and
other related charges after 8-month-old Enita Salubi
died in her care, Prince George’s County police
announced Wednesday.
A home surveillance system recorded Oyindasola, a
live-in nanny, napping on the couch of a Glenarden
home when she was disturbed by the crying child, who
came up to her in a toddler walker, according to police
charging documents.
Oyindasola tried to feed the child while she was still in
the walker but was unsuccessful, police said.
Oyindasola then pulled the child from the walker, held
the baby around the child’s chest, removed the nipple
from the baby’s bottle and “proceeded to pour a large
amount of white liquid directly inside the victim’s
mouth,” police charging documents state.
For 25 seconds, the child “appeared to squirm and
aggressively resist as the defendant continued to force
a large amount of liquid inside her mouth,” records
state.
After the first bottled was drained, Oyindasola then
forced the child to consume the contents of a second
bottle.
During the feedings the baby “displayed difficulty
breathing and signs of medical distress,” records state.
After the second bottle, the child became unresponsive
and at about 4:10 p.m. was rushed to the hospital and
pronounced dead.
An autopsy revealed white liquid inside the child’s
lungs, police said. A medical examiner determined the
baby died of asphyxiation and the child’s death was a
homicide, police said.
Oyindasola was the only person watching the child
when the baby suffered her fatal injuries, police said.
Relatives of the baby declined to comment when a
reporter knocked on the door of an address listed for
both the nanny and the child.
It is unclear whether Oyindasola has an attorney, and
her family could not be reached for comment.
Oyindasola is in custody of the Prince George’s County
Department of Corrections.
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