A PhD student charged with killing her friend’s newborn baby and injuring his infant twin brother could face the death penalty if she’s convicted of the horrific crime, according to Pennsylvania prosecutors.
The Alleghany District Attorney’s Office revealed in court Friday it plans to seek capital punishment against Nicole Virzi , who allegedly smashed the skull of 6-week-old Leon Katz while she was babysitting the tot inside the family’s Pittsburgh-area home in June.
Virzi, 30, was watching the baby after Leon’s parents, Ethan Katz and his wife Savannah Roberts, took his twin sibling, Ari, to the hospital for injuries that the California woman was later also accused of inflicting.
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