Assault on Baby Case Indictment Delayed

The arraignment of a town woman charged with seriously injuring an infant in her care has been delayed to May 21.

April Grandinetti, 38, of 22 Maple Ave., South Grafton, was indicted by the Worcester County Grand Jury on charges of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and assault and battery on a child with substantial injury.

She was originally scheduled to be arraigned today.

The baby’s injuries reportedly included bleeding around the brain and eye and a detached retina, said Timothy Connolly, spokesman for Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.

The charges stem from an incident Jan. 13, when Grandinetti flagged down a Northbridge police officer outside her home day care center at 22 Maple Ave., Connolly said.

She was walking down the road, holding a baby in her arms, Connolly said. Her day care center is located near the Northbridge town line.

She told the officer she was caring for the baby when she observed him in his bassinet having difficulty breathing and foaming bubbles around his mouth, Connolly said.

The officer observed the baby was lethargic and was having difficulty breathing, Connolly said. The child was taken to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where staff members of the Child Protection Program assessed his injuries and determined they were inflicted and not accidental, Connolly said.