A nanny is behind bars after she was caught on camera allegedly beating a young girl in her care. Lidia Quilligana was arrested in Danbury, Connecticut last month after police viewed a video that allegedly showed her choking and beating a 3-year-old girl, and then burning her legs, arms and hands on a hot stove as she screamed out in pain. This after the girl's family set up a nanny cam thinking that something was happening to the girl. Scroll down for video . Lidia Quilligana (above in court Wednesday) was arrested in Danbury, Connecticut last month after police viewed a video that allegedly showed her choking and beating a 3-year-old girl . She was also caught allegedly burning the legs, arms and handsof the girl on a hot stove as she screamed out in pain . 'You can hear the child yelling screaming,' said the prosecutor in court on Wednesday according to News 8. 'Multiple times she takes the child’s hands and puts the child’s hands on the burner.' She then called it the 'worst video' she has ever seen in her career. Quilligana has worked for the family, who are not being named for their daughter's safety, for about a year. In December 2014, the parents began to suspect something might be going on, so they purchased the camera. The defense lawyer working for Quilligana says the charges are completely false, and that her client even knew she was being filmed by the family. Furthermore, four other families wrote letters showing their support for the nanny in court. 'She’s never had any problems in the past,' said Tunnard. 'She’s watched other people’s kids over the past three years, those are the letters I showed to the court. That she’s always been very trustworthy and they never had any issues with her.' Quilligana is charged with first degree assault of a child under 10 years old and criminal mischief and will appear again in court on April 22. Her bail has been set at $1million.
Lidia Quilligana was arrested in Danbury, Connecticut after police viewed a video that allegedly showed her choking and beating a 3-year-old girl.
She was also caught allegedly burning the legs, arms and hands of the girl on a hot stove as she screamed out in pain.
Quilligana, who is being held on $1million bail and charged with first degree assault and criminal mischief, has said these charges are untrue.
The family set up a nanny cam in December 2014 after they became suspicious of Quilligana.