Video Shows Horrific Details in Case of Danbury Nanny Who Burned Child

Footage from a hidden nanny cam shows horrific new details of a 3-year-old in Danbury being beaten and burned by her babysitter, according to the arrest report obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media Group.

Lidia Quilligana, 31, of Danbury was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, risk of injury to a minor and third-degree criminal mischief on March 27.

The complainant told police that her daughter had been assaulted by the nanny earlier in the day, which resulted in second degree burns to the child’s hands and leg. While Quilligana maintained that the child accidentally touched the stove that resulted in the injuries, the video footage showed otherwise.

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According to Hearst, the video shows the nanny pick the child up by the throat with two hands and toss her to the ground, she is also seen taking the child by the wrist and put her hands on what appeared to be hot stove burners. At one point she jumped on the child while she was lying on the ground, applying all her weight on the child and then pulled her pants and underwear down and spanked her.

Quilligana is also seen force-feeding the child something too hot for her to eat and repeatedly smacking her across the face.

The nanny is being held on a $1 million bond, which was raised from the initial amount of $100,000 after the prosecutor viewed the footage at her arraignment.

She is due back in court on April 22.

Read the full details about the arrest report at the Danbury News Times.

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