Colorado Caregiver Accused of Allegedly Abusing 2-Year-Old Boy So Badly Doctors Removed Part of His Skull to Save His Life
A 2-year-old was allegedly abused so badly that part of his skull had to be removed to stop bleeding on his brain, officials said.
Nov. 29 2023, Published 5:00 p.m. ET
A woman in Colorado has been arrested after she allegedly abused a 2-year-old so badly that part of his skull had to be removed to stop bleeding on his brain, RadarOnline.com has learned.
On Sept. 1, Giovanni Reichert was life flighted to a children’s hospital after he was allegedly “harmed by the hands of a trusted caregiver” and had to undergo emergency surgery, as Front Page Detectives reported.
Giovanni Reichert was injured so badly that part of his skull had to be removed to stop bleeding on his brain.
The boy’s mother, Stefanie Reichert, told KDVR that 25-year-old McKinley Slone Hernandez was watching the boy overnight in Lakewood the date of the incident.
“I received a text message from the suspect saying I needed to rush to St. Anthony’s Hospital because my son had gone lifeless after a bath,” Reichert said, according to the station. “Once I saw him and all the 50 doctors standing around him, I had to leave the room because it was the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”
McKinley Slone Hernandez was allegedly watching the boy overnight in Lakewood the date of the incident, police said.
According to KDVR, the case file has been sealed, so there is little information available about the incident.
Reichert told KDVR that Hernandez “won’t admit to anything.”
The victim's mother told media outlets that Hernandez did admit to drinking that night, but won't give any other details.
The mom alleged, “All she’s said is she was drinking, and he got hurt in her care.”
Reichert remains in the hospital at this time, family says.
On Nov. 23, police announced Hernandez was taken into custody after a warrant was issued for her arrest a day earlier.
She was booked into jail on suspicion of child abuse – cruelty toward a child charges and is being held on a $100,000 bond, officials said.
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In an update on a GoFundMe, the victim's family wrote it was a “rough Thanksgiving” after Giovanni had to undergo surgery on Nov. 22. They noted he spent the holiday “uncomfortable and in pain."
