The criminal case against Amanda Burke the nurse who appeared to slam a newborn baby’s face down in an intensive care unit at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip is expected to be dropped.
Burke’s trial is scheduled to start Monday, her attorney is expected to file a motion to dismiss the charges. The DA’s office is expected to accept the motion.
Burke was charged last year with endangering the welfare of a child. She was fired after the parents of the child showed hospital officials a video of the incident , but an investigation by state officials found her actions did “not constitute professional misconduct,” saying that the conduct involved “alleged simple negligence,” not “gross negligence.”.