Nanny found guilty of murdering 8-month-old baby girl by force-feeding her eight ounces of milk in 30 seconds

A Maryland nanny has been convicted of murder after she allegedly force-fed an eight-month-old baby girl and killed her as punishment for disturbing her nap.

The 73-year-old, Oluremi Adeleye, was found guilty on Monday of child abuse and second-degree murder in the death of Enita Salubi in 2016, according to The Washington Post. The entire incident has been captured in a nanny cam, Daily Mail reports.

In the disturbing clip, Adeleye is seen lying on the couch when little Salubi pulls her dress and pats her leg while bouncing in a walker. According to prosecutors, the cruel nanny eventually punished the child by pouring eight ounces of milk down her throat in a span of 30 seconds.

The nanny was caught red-handed in the footage aired in court as she removed the nipple from the nearly full bottle and poured it down Salubi's mouth. The little tot is seen squirming before she falls to the ground and Adeleye picks her up. Before she tries to shove another bottle in her face, the infant goes limp.

In her defense, Adeleye claimed she was just trying to ensure the baby wasn't hungry and contended it is customary in her home country of Nigeria to force children to eat. "I did what I needed to do to make sure the baby had food in the stomach," the mother of five and grandmother of 10 said through a Yoruba interpreter.

Douglas Wood, her attorney, backed her and called the infant's death a "tragic accident". "All she wanted to do was feed the child," Wood said. "She wanted to make sure the baby was healthy and the baby was well fed."

According to reports, Adeleye initially lied to detectives that she had not removed the nipple from the bottle while feeding the child. However, when a detective told her there was video evidence, she admitted to removing the cap. The charges against her included second-degree murder, second-degree child abuse and child abuse resulting in death.

Presiding Judge Karen H. Mason described the act as "cruel and inhumane", and pointed out that emergency responders testified that milk came out of the baby’s nose and mouth with each of the 20 chest compressions they administered. The judge also said the child’s father testified to sucking milk out of his daughter’s face.

Adeleye "disregarded any signs of any distress" the child showed as her arms and legs flailed while being fed, he said while pronouncing the conviction.

Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy said the nanny camera played a key role in securing a conviction. "You have two loving, caring parents who did everything right. They interviewed the sitter, they got references and they did their homework and research by all accounts... but she abused this young child and the reason we were able to prove it is because the parents had the foresight to install a camera."