Indian-origin parents held for toddler death in US

The parents were told by the department that they could no longer use Patel as a babysitter. Court documents show that the father told Patel not to tell anyone that she was babysitting. Rajendran and Mani were both in court Thursday and both posted a bond of $25,000 each. Their attorney would not say how his clients met Patel or why they kept using her after the December injury. According to a report in the Eyewitness News, police said the parents lied to them about what happened on January 16 when their son was admitted to the hospital. First, investigators said the mother told them her son fell off the couch, hit his head and was acting differently after a nap.

However, police said the child was actually with Patel on January 16 when the incident happened. Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department informed the police department of a risk of injury complaint on January 16. The staff reported that the boy’s skull had been severely fractured while doctors told police that the injuries were life-threatening. Officers said they were dispatched to the child’s home as the boy went into surgery. They said they secured the home as a potential crime scene. Police said the boy died from internal bleeding and a skull fracture on January 19. The Chief Medical Examiner concluded that the death was a homicide caused by blunt force. “Any homicide is a tragedy,” said Chief Dean Esserman of the New Haven Police Department. “None, however, is more tragic than that of an innocent young child. His death was senseless and has affected us deeply.”