Babysitter accused of hitting, strangling multiple children under 3 years old while in her care

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - A babysitter in Georgia is facing multiple child cruelty charges.

Nohely Cabrera, 25, is accused of hitting and strangling multiple children all under 3 years old.

Cobb County police said their investigation started when they received a call from a children’s hospital about a 10-month-old baby who had bruising across his body and face.

Investigators said they began looking into the child’s babysitter, later identified as Cabrera.

According to an arrest warrant, Cabrera pushed a child off a couch, hit a child in the mouth, grabbed a child by the neck and placed her hands over a child’s mouth and nose while applying pressure to “force the kid to be quiet” in incidents over the past few months.

Cabrera was taken into police custody this week on charges that include aggravated assault-strangulation, first-degree cruelty to children and battery.

Neighbor Angelica Montalvo said Cabrera babysat her 4-year-old daughter over the last year.

She said she was shocked by the news of her arrest as Cabrera was “a really great person” and someone who her daughter loved being around.

Montalvo lives in the same apartment complex as Cabrera. The arrest warrant stated the reported abuse happened in Cabrera’s apartment while she was babysitting multiple children.

Over the weekend, Montalvo said she got a text from Cabrera saying she could no longer take care of her daughter. It came with no explanation.

“I got scared like did my daughter do something? What’s wrong? Is something wrong with you? And she was like, no. I asked, ‘When can I see you to get paid?’ And I never got a message back,” Montalvo said.

Cobb County police said there are currently four victims in the case, but there could be more.

Cabrera was booked into the Cobb County Jail without bond. Jail records indicated she’s also being held on an ICE detainer for the Department of Homeland Security.

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