Jaded Evidence interactive investigation · WATCH-247
Unnamed infant / Rosellena Pisani
Sterling / Loudoun County, Virginia · Evidence-first case file
Current status: Rosellena Pisani charged with homicide, child abuse and child endangerment; bond denied; preliminary hearing reported for December 14 · Updated October 31, 2026
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01 | Case overview and current legal status
Rosellena Pisani charged with homicide, child abuse and child endangerment; bond denied; preliminary hearing reported for December 14.
Courthouse, judge and attorneys
Loudoun County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. Judge Charles F. Koehler denied bond. Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Amelia Flynn and defense attorney Thomas Soldan were identified in bond-hearing reporting.
02 | Victim background
The eight-month-old child is not named. Privacy for the surviving minor children is preserved.
03 | People and documented roles
Documented role 1
Unnamed eight-month-old — victim.
Documented role 2
Rosellena Pisani, 30 — accused mother; charged with homicide, two child-abuse counts and three child-endangerment counts.
Documented role 3
Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Amelia Flynn — prosecutor identified at the bond hearing.
Documented role 4
Thomas Soldan — defense attorney identified at the bond hearing.
Documented role 5
Judge Charles F. Koehler — denied bond.
04 | Interactive chronological timeline
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September 10, 2026
Deputies and fire/rescue responded to an unresponsive infant in Sterling.
Deputies and fire/rescue responded to an unresponsive infant in Sterling.
September 10, 2026
Investigators allege the infant was left in a bathtub with running water without adult supervision.
Investigators allege the infant was left in a bathtub with running water without adult supervision.
October 27, 2026
Pisani was arrested and charged.
Pisani was arrested and charged.
October 30, 2026
A judge denied bond after hearing competing prosecution and defense arguments.
A judge denied bond after hearing competing prosecution and defense arguments.
December 14, 2026
Reported preliminary-hearing date; verify against the live court docket.
Reported preliminary-hearing date; verify against the live court docket.
05 | Investigation and evidence
Evidence file 1
Emergency-response and hospital records.
Evidence file 2
Bathtub, drain and water-fill reconstruction.
Evidence file 3
Phone-call and supervision timeline described at the bond hearing.
Evidence file 4
Autopsy and cause/manner findings.
Evidence file 5
Child-protection records concerning the other children.
06 | Prosecution and defense theories
Prosecution or investigative position
The prosecution alleges the infant was left unattended long enough for the tub to fill and that the circumstances support homicide and child-safety charges.
Defense position or evidentiary limitation
At the bond hearing, defense counsel argued Pisani was not a flight risk or danger and sought release. The substantive trial defense has not been filed publicly.
07 | Trial testimony and courtroom developments
The bond judge concluded release conditions would not adequately protect the community. No trial testimony has occurred.
Known witnesses and exhibits
No witness is described as scheduled to testify and no item is described as an admitted exhibit without a filed list, transcript or documented proceeding. Verified additions will be placed here chronologically.
08 | Verdict, sentencing and appeals
No verdict or sentence.
09 | Unresolved questions
- How long was the infant unattended?
- What do the water-fill reconstruction and medical records establish?
- What is the exact statutory theory of homicide?
- What child-protection findings concern the surviving children?
10 | Court records and source documents
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