Nanny Convicted For Shoving Baby Wipe Down Infant's Throat

GRAMERCY, NY — After one day of deliberation, a jury convicted a Gramercy nanny Tuesday for trying to kill a 2-month-old infant by shoving a baby wipe down his throat.

A New York State Supreme Court jury convicted Marianne Benjamin-Williams, 47, on a slew of charges including attempted murder, assault and strangulation for the May 18, 2017 crime.

Prosecutors argued that the babysitter, who lied about her employment history to get the job, was angry with the child's parents for not paying her more money and snapped when she couldn't calm the crying boy at her employer's Waterside Plaza apartment, so she crammed the baby wipe into the infant's airway.

“When this family left their two-month-old son with Marianne Benjamin-Williams, they placed an enormous amount of trust in her ability to protect and care for their child," said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance in a statement.

"But the defendant proved herself to be completely undeserving of their trust – first, by lying about nearly every detail of her employment history, and then by forcing a baby wipe down their infant son’s throat in a case that amounts to every parent’s worst nightmare."

The infant was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after Benjamin-Williams told the child's mother to call 911. There, doctors surgically removed an eighth-inch by six-inch baby wipe from his throat and treated him for deep cuts on his mouth and tongue, and a fracture to his left arm, prosecutors said.

Benjamin-Williams lied about her educational background, prior work experience and professional references — she even used altered copies of her driver's license and passport in order to work as the child's nanny, according to prosecutors.

She is expected to be sentenced on Jan. 7, 2019.

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