The tragedy of 5-month-old Roi at a daycare in Gedera and the recordings that were exposed

Roi Greenberg, a five-month-old baby, did not wake up from his nap at a daycare in Gedera. His parents waived an autopsy after it was determined there was no criminal suspicion, but recordings later revealed violence toward toddlers and led to an investigation of the caregiver.

Eden and Harel Greenberg received the hardest phone call a parent can get: their son Roi, a five-month-old baby, did not wake up from his nap at a private daycare in Gedera run by Sima Eliahu. At the hospital, he was pronounced dead after resuscitation efforts. Initially, after it was determined there was no criminal suspicion, the parents waived an autopsy. However, later they obtained recordings from the daycare that documented, according to them, severe violence toward toddlers: babies screaming for nearly an hour without response, hitting, and the caregiver's shouting. Following the recordings, the parents filed a police complaint, which led to an investigation of Eliahu. Eliahu's lawyer stated that the baby's death was ruled as 'crib death' and that the recording was edited tendentiously and does not reflect what happened at the daycare. The Israel Police reported that an investigation has been opened and another case has been transferred to the prosecution.