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Anderson, N. (2026, September 15). Nurse said 'I think I killed our son' after she punched 3-month-old in the head while wearing diamond ring, police say. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16129879/jessica-vlasac-florida-baby-death.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
Anderson, Natasha. “Nurse said 'I think I killed our son' after she punched 3-month-old in the head while wearing diamond ring, police say.” Daily Mail, 15 Sept. 2026, https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16129879/jessica-vlasac-florida-baby-death.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490.
Anderson, Natasha. “Nurse said 'I think I killed our son' after she punched 3-month-old in the head while wearing diamond ring, police say.” Daily Mail, September 15, 2026. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16129879/jessica-vlasac-florida-baby-death.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490.
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Jessica Vlasac, a 42-year-old nurse from Lakeland, Florida, called 911 just before midnight on September 6 after she said her three-month-old son August Lionel had stopped breathing. Paramedics took the infant to Orlando Health Medical Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Investigators discovered that August had a skull fracture and bruising consistent with blunt force trauma, suggesting abuse rather than an accident.
Vlasac's boyfriend, Quinton Rosario, told police Vlasac "becomes violent" when she drinks and admitted to purchasing alcohol before the incident. He also showed investigators texts from Vlasac saying she had killed her son. According to a probable cause affidavit, Vlasac has a history of violence, including an arrest just last month for fighting with Rosario.
Vlasac was arrested on charges of felony aggravated child abuse resulting in death and is due in court for a pre-trial detention hearing. Her case highlights the dangers posed by alcohol-fueled violence towards children and raises concerns about previous unaddressed incidents involving the same perpetrator.