People v. Flores-Estrada

OPINION OF THE COURT

Miriam Cyrulnik, J.

On April 7, 2016, defendant, who was baby-sitting the eight month old complaining witness, took him to the emergency room at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. She reported that she found the child unresponsive and suffering from seizures. After multidisciplinary medical examinations and tests, the child was diagnosed with bleeding within the brain, subdural hematomas, restricted blood flow to the brain, retinal hemorrhages and seizures. The medical experts determined that the injuries were consistent with non-accidental trauma and rapid…