Nurse admits to fatally burning baby in scalding bath in plea deal

A Queens nurse admitted Wednesday to fatally burning a 23-month-old baby by dunking her in a scalding hot bath, getting a promise of just four years in prison for her plea.

Oluyemisi Adebayo, who was a 20-year licensed nurse practitioner, cruelly placed Naomi Mondesire in the bath at the child’s Rosedale home on April 21, 2015 and the baby succumbed to the burns days later.

The 58-year-old woman pleaded guilty to one count of attempted assault and is expected to receive the agreed upon sentence at her next court date on Sept. 24.

Adebayo — who was arrested in April 2015 as she was about to board a flight to Africa — will get credit for the three years she has been in jail since her arrest.

Judge Richard Buchter asked Adebayo, “Did you place the baby in hot water?” Adebayo responded, “yes.”

Adebayo, a Nigerian immigrant, could face deportation upon her release from prison.

She was originally charged with second-degree murder, which was dismissed as part of her plea deal, and she faced 25 years to life in prison if convicted at trial.

The child’s mother, Cynthia Mondesire, filed a negligence lawsuit in Queens in 2015 against Adebayo and the company she worked for, Harry’s Nursing registry. Adebayo settled with Mondesire but the multi-million dollar case against the company is still pending.

“The baby just melts in the bathtub, it’s tragic,” Mondesire’s lawyer, Eric Shaevitz, said adding, “It’s just a tragedy, an absolute tragedy that this woman has gotten away with murder. And especially horrifying, she had a record of child abuse and the company hadn’t vetted her at all.”

“She’s a monster,” Shaevitz said of Adebayo.