PA - Leon Katz, infant, and twin, injured by babysitter, Pittsburgh- June 24, 2024

[SMK777]

Did they just rush out with the injured twin, not suspecting her, rushed out in a big hurry, and leaved her with Leon?

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Yes, that’s what it sounds like: She pointed out the genital issue, which they did not suspect her of, and they rushed with the baby to Children’s Hospital, leaving his twin in the care of Virzi — never dreaming they would come back to a dead infant.

And then police were told by the pediatrician from the hospital that both twins had been intentionally injured:

“The injuries sustained by both (twins are) consistent with having been sustained as a result of child abuse, as these are inflicted injuries that are not natural and not accidental," a doctor informed detectives, according to the criminal complaint

So apparently this doctor’s statement made the whole case, and it is this statement that Virzi’s attorneys are attacking, by saying she did nothing wrong and would never harm her friends’ babies.

 

[steeltowngirl]

Snipped for focus.
Yes, that’s what it sounds like: She pointed out the genital issue, which they did not suspect her of, and they rushed with the baby to Children’s Hospital, leaving his twin in the care of Virzi — never dreaming they would come back to a dead infant.

And then police were told by the pediatrician from the hospital that both twins had been intentionally injured:

“The injuries sustained by both (twins are) consistent with having been sustained as a result of child abuse, as these are inflicted injuries that are not natural and not accidental," a doctor informed detectives, according to the criminal complaint

So apparently this doctor’s statement made the whole case, and it is this statement that Virzi’s attorneys are attacking, by saying she did nothing wrong and would never harm her friends’ babies.

The neurosurgeons from Children’s Hospital will be able to provide clear evidence that the infant’s skull injuries were not a result of a fall from a bouncer.

They see injuries all the time from short falls, as well as from longer building-level falls, and car crashes with more velocity. They can tell (and demonstrate) the difference between injuries from a drop/fall vs. forceful impact.

jmo

 

[SMK777]

The neurosurgeons from Children’s Hospital will be able to provide clear evidence that the infant’s skull injuries were not a result of a fall from a bouncer.

They see injuries all the time from short falls, as well as from longer building-level falls, and car crashes with more velocity. They can tell (and demonstrate) the difference between injuries from a drop/fall vs. forceful impact.

jmo

In that case the defense will have nothing, unless they try and implicate the parents. The doctor also said the genital injury on the other twin was from child abuse.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

In that case the defense will have nothing, unless they try and implicate the parents. The doctor also said the genital injury on the other twin was from child abuse.

As mentioned earlier, there was much FB buzz in June, trying to implicate parents, but just rather bizarre speculation.
I still find it rather amazing how little coverage this is getting. And I have seen nothing from friends, relatives, acquaintances who claim to know more about HER.

 

[SMK777]

As mentioned earlier, there was much FB buzz in June, trying to implicate parents, but just rather bizarre speculation.
I still find it rather amazing how little coverage this is getting. And I have seen nothing from friends, relatives, acquaintances who claim to know more about HER.

Yes, it’s all very strange and in terms of her being a PhD candidate in psychology and the daughter of a prominent specialist, you’d at least like to think she could babysit for dear friends without a catastrophe of these proportions. Yes, it would be helpful to get more information, but it may be part of the defense strategy to advise family and friends not to speak at this time?

What confuses me is that you’d assume that a young woman in her position would be on her best behavior when watching the babies of dear friends— if only from self protection. Why would she even allow her own life to be destroyed this way? It’s baffling to me, unless she has some kind of substance abuse issue that would have her out of control?

 

[Mauig’ma]

Maybe the media was being inclusive, here are her pronouns, per her page.

NICOLE VIRZI, M.S.​

Pronouns: she, her, hers

Doctoral Student
2019-Present
SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
San Diego

Nicole Virzi – Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Program

This just kills me. A degree in clinical psychology. Wth and with all her schooling she learns nothing about patience and self control? Truly a cruel and vile human being imo

 

[iamshadow21]

This just kills me. A degree in clinical psychology. Wth and with all her schooling she learns nothing about patience and self control? Truly a cruel and vile human being imo

It's a known phenomenon that a small minority of people who study psychology do so because they know that they would be filed under abnormal. It's curiosity about their own minds and how others see them. Bundy had a psych degree, for example.

MOO