North Carolina mom charged after toddler found with missing fingernails

A North Carolina mom is facing criminal charges after hospital staffers found her 20-month-old child with multiple missing toenails and fingernails, authorities said.

Nikki Manning, 30, of Greenville, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of felony child abuse inflicting serious physical injury after the toddler was taken in early October to a hospital where the disturbing injuries were noticed, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.

Staffers at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville notified child welfare workers about the child’s missing fingernails and toenails – and noted that the toddler tested positive for narcotics, sheriff official said.

The child, whose gender was not specified by authorities, tested positive for methamphetamine and cocaine, according to an arrest warrant obtained by WCTI.

Manning, who was booked into the Pitt County Detention Center, was released after posting $75,000 bond, sheriff officials said.

It’s unclear if Manning has hired an attorney who could speak on her behalf. Attempts to reach her early Thursday were not immediately successful.

via: https://nypost.com/2020/11/12/mom-charged-after-toddler-found-with-missing-fingernails-toenails/

Photo Credit: Pitt County Sheriff