A Queens nurse was arrested Wednesday for killing a 23-month-old girl by placing her in boiling bath water, officials said.
Oluyemisi Adebayo, 54, a licensed nurse practitioner, was arrested just as she was about to board a flight to Africa, according to the Queens DA’s Office.
She was charged with murder for killing Naomi Mondesire, who died Monday after being scalded on April 21 at the family’s home in Rosedale, police said.
“The tiny victim suffered extraordinarily painful injuries for several days before she died,” said DA Richard Brown. “This is a terribly sad and tragic case that could have been prevented.”