Bensalem Home Health Nurse Caught on Camera Allegedly Abusing Fragile Toddler

Cindy Dresser, a 57-year-old home health nurse from Jamison, Bucks County, was supposed to be keeping a medically fragile toddler alive through the night. Instead, surveillance cameras at the child's Locust Avenue home in Bensalem captured something far darker: a caregiver who allegedly threw the child inside her crib, struck her, and at one point removed the child's tracheostomy tube and failed to promptly reinsert it, leaving the toddler struggling to breathe.

Bensalem Police arrested Dresser on March 25, 2026, charging her with endangering the welfare of a child. She is now held at Bucks County Correctional Facility on $2,000,000 bail following arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kevin Wagner.

The case broke open when the child's mother reviewed home surveillance footage and saw Dresser allegedly physically abusing her child during an overnight shift. The mother filed a ChildLine tip which, combined with the video, triggered a formal police investigation. Detectives reviewed multiple recordings that showed Dresser throwing the child within the crib, striking the child, and sleeping on the job while the toddler, who depends on a tracheostomy for breathing support, was left in her care.

The tracheostomy tube incident is the most alarming allegation in the footage. Removing that tube and leaving it out is not neglect in any passive sense; for a child whose airway depends on it, investigators describe the act as potential tampering with life-sustaining medical equipment. The child was transported to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for evaluation and treatment.

Dresser, also reported in some local records as Cindy Desser, was entered into the National Crime Information Center database on March 25, 2026. She was initially arrested by Warwick Township Police before being transferred to Bensalem Police custody.

Police and local prosecutors have kept public statements deliberately limited, citing the child's medical vulnerabilities and the active investigation. Bensalem Police confirmed they continue reviewing video recordings, medical records, and witness statements. The single charge of endangering the welfare of a child currently on file may not stand alone for long; authorities have indicated additional charges are possible as the review continues.

The child's condition following treatment at CHOP has not been publicly disclosed. Anyone with information related to the case is asked to contact the Bensalem Police Department.