
Unlicensed Babysitter's Trial for Boy's Brain Trauma
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Unlicensed daycare operator Meggin Van Hoof stands trial for manslaughter after 15-month-old Nathaniel McLellan suffered severe brain trauma in October 2015. Prosecutors allege Van Hoof caused the injury and should have called emergency services instead of handling it herself. The trial resumes April 29th, revealing more details about the mornings events.
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Canada News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Unlicensed Babysitter's Trial for Boy's Brain Trauma. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
A 15-month-old boy named Nathaniel McClellan showed up at a hospital emergency room with major brain trauma back in October 2015, and now his former babysitter faces a manslaughter trial in London. The ER doctor who first saw him described the kid's pupils fully dilated, breathing all over the place, and his body jerking in ways that screamed. Brain pressure so they insubated him quick and rushed him by ambulance to a bigger hospital half an hour away. Nathaniel's mom got a call from the babysitter, Megan Van Huff, who ran an unlicensed stay-care nearby, saying the boy had fallen, maybe down. Stairs, she carried him to meet her mom, who drove straight to the hospital just afternoon. Prosecutors say Van Huff caused a skull fracture found later and should have dial 911 instead of handling it herself, while cops first eyed. The parents before charging her after digging deeper. The judge only trials been dragging with breaks for legal stuff, but it picks back up April
29th for three days, shedding light on what? Really went down that morning. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey, with the story.
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