A nurse at Provo-based Utah Valley Hospital has been arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse after an infant was found with bruises, KSL reported Dec. 5.
Kaycen Caldwell, 29, was charged with the third-degree felony after a police investigation found a 1-month-old boy who had injuries "clearly consistent with squeeze and grab marks from hands," according to a police booking affidavit.
According to police records, the boy's grandmother was watching a livestream of his hospital room at the time of the incident. She said she could tell the infant was crying.
"The nurse came over and was being really rough with the infant. The witness further explained that the nurse used very abrupt movements, pushing the infant down abruptly in quick jerking motions into the head of the crib," according to the affidavit.
A child abuse pediatrician from the University of Utah, who consulted on the case, found the infant had bruising on the forearms, chest and thighs that was not consistent with the care the baby received. The bruises "were indicative of abusive squeezing."
The parents requested Mr. Caldwell no longer be the infant's primary care provider.
"We take the safety and welfare of all of our patients very seriously," the hospital told KSL. "We are aware of these serious accusations and are fully cooperating with investigators in this matter."
Becker's has reached out for comment and will update this story if more information becomes available.