Nursery worker caught on CCTV beating 9 month baby so hard she fractured skull and caused internal bleeding

A nursery worker Afsana Shaikh, was caught on CCTV slapping and kicking 9 month old baby Ritisha, so hard the tot suffered a fractured skull and internal bleeding. Watch video after the cut

The shocking attack took place on the infant's first day at the nursery, in the city of Kharghar, in Maharashtra State.

Ritisha's mother and dad noticed a bruise on the little girl's face when she collected her.

they said "Ritisha was fast asleep but there was a bruise under her eye. When my wife asked about it, the centre owner said she had hit herself while playing. Initially, we thought that Ritisha may have been stressed because it was her first day, and we believed the caretaker. But at home, she was crying continuously and refused to eat anything."

her parents discovered more bruises on their daughter's back and behind her ear. Rishita also developed a fever and started vomiting.

The worried parents took her to a doctor the next day and a hospital CT scan later revealed that she had suffered a small fracture at the back of her skull, which had led to internal bleeding.

The horrified parents returned to the day care centre and demanded to see CCTV footage but were reportedly told by the nursery owner, Priyanka Nikam, that they must first file a police complaint.

Kharghar police officers were notified and checked the CCTV footage before arresting both the carer and the owner.

Mum Ruchita said: "We could not believe our eyes while watching the CCTV footage."

Dad Rajat added: "It was inhuman. The carer was manhandling my daughter - hitting her with toys and throwing her on the mat. We just saw what she did to my baby, who knows how she is treating the other kids at the centre."

According to reports, the owner has been released on bail while the carer remains in custody facing charges over the incident.