Daycare Worker Charged With Murder After Assaulting Baby Who Wouldn't Nap
An unlicensed daycare worker in South Dakota has been charged with murder for the death of a 17-month-old baby she allegedly assaulted after he refused to go down for a nap, authorities said. Amanda Walder, 31, was taken into custody Thursday after she was indicted by a grand jury in Codington County on felony charges that included one count of second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree manslaughter, and one count of aggravated battery of an infant, according to a copy of the indictment. Liam allegedly died from a brain bleed and swelling after “blows” or “shaking” caused him to hit his head on a hard object, the indictment says.
Amanda Walder, 31, was taken into custody Thursday after
she was indicted on felony charges that included one count of second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree manslaughter, and one count of aggravated battery of an infant, according to a copy of the indictment. Liam allegedly died from a brain bleed and swelling after “blows” or “shaking” caused him to hit his head on a hard object, the indictment says.
The charges come after Watertown police officers and fire rescue personnel responded to a report that 17-month-old Liam Koistinen was breathing but unconscious after spending the day in her care on July 14. Genevie Koistinen, the boy’s mom, had dropped him off at daycare as usual on the morning of his death, but was disturbed later that afternoon when Walder called her husband and said she had trouble putting Liam down for a nap. She alleged she ... had not done anything to harm the child, police said. But when paramedics evaluated the toddler, they said they saw signs of a possible seizure and brought him by ambulance to a local hospital where doctors examining him found evidence of significant bleeding in his brain due to suspected abuse.
Police said that during an interview with Walder she conceded to being “firm” with Liam about putting him down for a nap.
She also admitted she “could have bonked his head” on the bed frame.
“I asked Amanda how hard she laid him down, if it could have caused a brain injury.
Amanda advised possibly, yes,” police wrote in the affidavit.
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