Nurse accused of stabbing autistic boy with needle 6 times

TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey officials say a nurse caught on videotape stabbing an autistic boy with a hypodermic needle to control his behaviour has agreed to surrender her license during the investigation.

Acting Attorney General Christopher Porrino made the announcement Monday.

Porrino tells the state Board of Nursing that Naomi Derrick stabbed the boy with the needle six times in the knees, leg and arm on May 15. He says the actions were witnessed by employees at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City.

She’s also accused of bending the 10-year-old’s finger back, stepping on his bare foot and causing him to fall by moving a chair he was using to stabilize himself.

Derrick couldn’t be reached for comment. The Associated Press called a phone number that apparently belongs to her and its voicemail box was full.

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