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Mom
Charged With Drowning 5-Month-Old Daughter
A
South Side woman was charged Tuesday night with murder in the April 4 death
of her 5-month-old child that she allegedly admitted to drowning in a bathtub
because being a mother was disrupting her social life.
Father
convicted of assaulting month-old son
An
Orange County father has been convicted of sexually and physically assaulting
his month-old son, who suffered broken bones, penetration injuries and more
than 30 bite marks.
Ohio
woman pleads guilty in fire that killed her children
Heather
Silverman, who had initially pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, entered
her pleas Wednesday to two counts of murder and three counts of aggravated arson.
Child
Abuse Case 'Horrendous,' Police Chief Says
The
parents of a 4-month-old baby girl have been charged with felony child abuse
after, Roanoake Rapids police say, as many as 40 bones in the child's body were
broken.
Man
Charged After His Infant Twins Killed
Authorities
said the infants were found dead under David Yates' bed Sunday.
Mom
Of 2 Sets Of Triplets Admits To Writing Bad Checks
A
woman who gained fame as the mother of two sets of triplets has pleaded guilty
to writing three bad checks totaling $2,650.
Police:
14-Year-Old Left Alone In Home With Floors Covered In Feces
A
Sanford woman was arrested after a 14-year-old girl was found living alone at
a home with floors covered in animal feces, spoiled food and drug pipes, police
said.
Cops:
Vermont Woman Drowns Self, Child, 6; Search for Child, 2
A
woman apparently intent on suicide waded into a brook carrying her 6-year-old
daughter and purposely eluded the grasp of a police officer attempting to rescue
her before being swept downstream, police said Sunday.
Police:
Mom Stole 5-Year-Old's Identity
A
New Carlisle woman is accused of stealing her 5-year-old daughter's identity
and using it multiple times.
Mom
Accused Of Giving Meth To Baby Is Charged
Katriece
Trujillo, 28, is charged with one count of child abuse resulting in serious
bodily injury, a felony.
Police:
DUI Suspect Leaves Crash Scene, Injured Daughter
A
woman who caused a crash that injured five people, including her daughter, left
the scene and the young girl behind, according to police in Brevard County.
Md.
Father Charged In Murders Of 3 Kids
Mark
Castillo, 41, of Rockville confessed to drowning his three kids inside a hotel
bathroom at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, CBS station
WJZ-TV in Baltimore reports.
Judge
determines Lisenbees neglected, abused their children
A
judge Wednesday found that former Beardstown police officer Shane Lisenbee and
his wife neglected their three children and abused two of them.
DeLand
woman leaves baby in car, waits for takeout, drinks beer
A
DeLand woman faces a charge of child neglect, accused of leaving her 6-month-old
son in a parked car Tuesday night while she went inside a downtown restaurant
and drank a beer while waiting for a takeout order of food.
Dad
found guilty of putting baby in microwave
A
young Texas father has been found guilty of badly injuring his infant daughter
by putting her in a microwave.
Judge
Criticizes Quets' Custody Action
A
judge has ordered a birth mother who kidnapped twins from their adoptive parents
to pay the couple's legal fees, saying the woman pursued flimsy claims against
the couple in court.
Police
file new charges in Middleborough child abuse case
Police
this afternoon arrested the mother of a 7-year-old boy whose genitals were allegedly
burned with cigarettes.
California
man charged with killing toddler son with screwdriver, attacking boy's mom with
ax
Authorities
in Sacramento, Calif., have charged a man with murdering his 2-year-old son
with a screwdriver and trying to kill the boy's mother with an ax.
Stepfather
guilty in abused child's death
A
jury convicted a man of manslaughter Tuesday in the death of his 7-year-old
stepdaughter after a trial that detailed years of horrific abuse and cast a
spotlight on the city's troubled child welfare agency.
Mother,
Boyfriend Charged in Baby's Death
The
couple from the Hazleton area was charged this morning in the death of Xavier
Simmons. The three-month-old child died in January from what a county coroner
called a case of shaken baby syndrome.
Father
tried for manslaughter in pit bull killing of 7-year-old son
Zachary
King Sr. kept a pit bull named Face as a "wild animal being confined in
this basement in the worst of conditions," Assistant Hennepin County Amy
Sweasy told a judge today.
Man
jailed for killing daughter over broken Xbox
Prosecutors
said Tyrone Spellman, 27, killed Alayiah Turman in September 2006 with at least
five blows to the head when she pulled down his Xbox console. The force of the
blows cracked the toddler's skull several times.
Man
arrested for negligence toward his family
A
Niceville man was arrested after police found him to be “culpably negligent”
toward his family.
Police:
Dad Forced Girl To Kill Pet Cat
A
man was jailed Thursday on charges that he forced his 7-year-old daughter to
kill the family cat by holding a knife in her hand and making her stab the pet.
Moms
allegedly brawl at Chuck E. Cheese
A
child's birthday party at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant was cut short after a
fight broke out between two mothers.
Nebraska
Mom Taught 4-Year-Old Lesson in Marijuana, Police Say
Police
say a 4-year-old girl demonstrated to them how to smoke marijuana from a joint,
a pipe and a bong - and learned the techniques from her mother.
Girl,
12, Says She Watched Dad Mutilate Mom, Was Forced to Help Dump Body
A
12-year-old girl told police her father, James Hawkins, forced her to help dump
her mother's body in DeSoto County in Tennessee.
Mom
faces trial in deaths of four girls
A
woman found in her home with the decomposing bodies of her four daughters will
stand trial on four counts of murder, a judge ruled Monday.
Mother
of girl who died charged with felony neglect
Twenty-seven-year-old
Krystal A. Pollitt had an initial court hearing on Friday and was being held
in the Henry County Jail under a $50,000 bond. Her live-in boyfriend, 29-year-old
Jeremiah A. Hoots, has been charged with a felony count of battery in connection
with the death of Kaitlynne Jennings.
Cops:
Waterford couple abused disabled teen
A
Suncrest Drive woman and her boyfriend forced her 18-year-old, developmentally
disabled daughter to sit outside in the frigid cold, police said.
Dad
Gets 70 Years For Stabbing Kids, Wife
A
Colorado Springs man is being ordered to spend 70 years in prison for trying
to kill his then-4-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter in a bloody knife attack.
Son
Says Police Officer Father Hit Him With Fan Belt
The
officer has been charged with four counts of felony child abuse for the January
incident.
Drunk
Driver Buckled Up Beer, but Not Baby
A
Florida woman arrested on drunk-driving charges on Super Bowl Sunday, allegedly
buckled up her case of beer in the front seat, but left a 1-year-old girl in
the backseat without one, police told FirstCoastNews.com.
Police:
Kids Doused With Accelerant, Set On Fire
A
woman arrested on suspicion of killing her baby daughter in a fire doused her
five children with accelerant before setting them on fire, according to an arrest
affidavit released Wednesday.
Man
Accused of Doping Daughter, 9, So He Could See Mistress
A
man accused of drugging his 9-year-old daughter with cold medicine so he could
meet his mistress has pleaded guilty to endangerment for leaving the girl and
her younger sister alone at night.
Couple
Arrested After Tests Find Booze In 11-Month-Old
A
Muncie woman and her fiancee face neglect charges as authorities said tests
showed the woman's 11-month-old son had alcohol in his system after passing
out.
Mother
Arrested In Urine-Drinking Case
The
mother of an 8-year-old girl has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of
child abuse in connection with a case involving a man accused of drinking her
daughter's urine.
Boy
dies; mother arrested
A
2-week-old boy is dead and his twin brother hospitalized after their mother
attempted to drown both of them in a north side home Friday, police said.
Parents,
ex-cop are jailed after girl, 11, reports sexual abuse
A
former part-time police officer and the parents of an 11-year-old Wichita girl
are in jail and facing criminal charges after the girl reported that she had
been sexually abused, police said Friday.
Mom,
Boyfriend Accused Of Attempted Murder Of 4-Year-Old
A
mother and her boyfriend who had claimed that their 4-year-old girl slipped
on ice and fell was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of attempted first-degree
murder.
Couple
arrested in severe child-abuse case
Salt
Lake County investigators are calling it one of the worst cases of child abuse
they've ever seen.
Mother
charged with killing six-month-old daughter
Authorities
say they have charged an 18-year-old mother with killing her infant daughter
after an autopsy found the child had been stepped on, choked and slapped.
Staten
Island Dad Pleads Guilty in Fatal Beating, Sex Assault of Baby
A
Staten Island man faces prison after admitting that he fatally beat and sexually
abused his 2-month-old son last year.
Police:
Dad threw 4 children off bridge
A
day after reporting his four young children were missing, a shrimp fisherman
broke down and confessed that he threw them off an 80-foot-high bridge to their
deaths, authorities said Wednesday.
When
boy said 'shoot me,' dad did, police say
The
boy ended up in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest with a .22-caliber bullet
lodged in his skull behind his ear.
Slain
Teen Girls' Brother Begs for Suspect Father to Turn Himself In
As
the family of two teenage Texas girls allegedly shot by their father and left
to die in his taxi prepared to bury them, their brother issued a plea to his
father.
Hannah
Montana Essay Scandal
The
mother had told company officials that the girl's father died in a roadside
bombing in April. But the Pentagon had no record of the soldier she identified.
Deputy
Sheriff Target of Investigation
Jeffrey
Morris and his wife, Tawni Morris, are accused of leaving their eight-year old
son home alone.
Police:
Wife, mother of two murdered by husband
Two
children were at home when their father stabbed their mother to death early
Monday morning, according to Ozark officials.
Father
charged in rape and murder of 8-day-old daughter
A
21-year-old Lincoln Park man faces rape and murder charges in the death of his
8-day-old daughter.
Mom
charged after leaving son at mall
A
southwest suburban mom is facing child endangerment charges after, police say,
she left her 6-year-old son at the Westfield Chicago Ridge mall.
Trial
begins for couple accused of starving child
The
trial began Monday for a couple charged with intentionally starving a four-year-old
boy.
Pa.
woman pleads guilty in newborn daughter's death
A
Cambria County woman who hid her pregnancy from her husband and family has pleaded
guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her newborn daughter who
was found dead in plastic bags in her parents' home.
Mom
Sentenced For Putting Toddler In Trash Bin
A
central mother has been sentenced to nine years in prison for leaving her 2-year-old
son in a metal trash bin on a hot summer day last year.
Man
charged with reckless endangerment of toddler
A
Fairbanks man has been charged with reckless endangerment after witnesses say
he left a toddler unattended in a vehicle that drove into a ditch.
Murder
Indictments in 'Baby Grace' Case
A
couple accused of beating their toddler to death, tucking her body in a plastic
box and dumping it in Galveston Bay were indicted Wednesday on charges of capital
murder.
Marysville
man accused of giving baby daughter OxyContin
The
9-week-old girl was rushed to a hospital last week and is expected to recover.
She and two other children, who had evidence of broken bones, were taken from
the Marysville home and are now in custody of Child Protective Services.
Man
Allegedly Leaves Baby to Rob Store
Deputies
said a man left his three-month-old baby home alone for six hours while he robbed
a grocery store.
Deputies:
Mom Left Baby To Go Drinking
An
Anderson County mother is charged with neglect of a minor after deputies said
she went barhopping and left her 19-month-old baby alone.
Prosecutors
charge man who left kids in car outside strip club
Cardrico
Nash was arrested after a 3-month-old and a 4-, 6- and 7-year-old were found
sleeping alone inside the car outside the strip club on November 28th.
Mother
Left Kids By Themselves, Police Say
Melissa
Stephens, 27, was charged with three counts of child endangering, after police
said she left her 1-year-old and 2-year-old alone in their home.
Father
charged with sexual assault, murder of baby
Prosecutors
charged a Lincoln Park man today in the death and sexual assault of his 8-day-old
daughter, who died from massive bleeding and blood poisoning after the attack.
Police:
Child Found Tied Up In Closet
Authorities
in north Georgia arrested a woman and her boyfriend on child cruelty charges
after the woman's 9-year-old son was found bound and gagged with duct tape in
a closet.
Aunt
charged in stabbing of boy, 14, in Lauderhill home
A
Lauderhill woman was charged Saturday with attempted first-degree murder, accused
of partially blinding her autistic nephew with a military-style knife as the
boy's grandmother looked on, then leaving him to bleed overnight, authorities
said.
Mother's
lawyer: Child killed for failing to say 'please'
According
to court documents, Trenor, 19, told police she and her husband killed the girl
in July and hid her body in a shed before dumping it in the bay.
Mom
Admits To Setting Fires While Family Sleeps
Nancy
Jean Jewett, 48, faces from 32 to 64 years in prison for trying to set five
fires in her home back in April, said Pam Russell of the Jefferson County District
Attorney's Office.
Woman
Accused Of Sickening Daughter For Sympathy
A
woman accused of making her 4-year-old daughter sick to draw sympathy for herself
has been ordered held on $75,000 bail at the Frederick County Adult Detention
Center.
2
Baker County women accused of cruelty toward 7-year-old boy
Two
north Florida women were charged with felony cruelty toward a child after an
emaciated, abused 7-year-old boy in their care was found bleeding and begging
for food at a resort in Kissimmee.
No
charges in Glendale Heights burning
Police
allege Kaushik Patel, 34, doused his sons, Vishv and Om, ages 7 and 4, with
gasoline and set them on fire at their Glendale Heights home.
Winter
Springs police arrest father in baby's death
Winter
Springs police today reported they arrested a 21-year-old father, accused of
shaking his 2 ½-month-old daughter to death.
Man
Charged in Kids' Dog-Collar Shock, Rape
A
grand jury will decide in early December whether to indict a Tennessee man on
charges that he raped two of his daughters and forced them to wear an electric-shock
dog collar. His wife may also face trial for failing to intervene.
Father
arrested in 12-year-old daughter's death
Phoenix
police arrested a father after they say his girlfriend tortured his two little
girls, killing one of them.
Man
admits to investigators that he helped rape and murder his stepdaughter
David
Spears and his friend Chris Collings are charged with first-degree murder and
two counts of rape.
Mother
charged with assault of 13-year-old
A
Wisconsin woman, a former teacher, is charged with sexual assault after allegedly
having an affair with her daughter's 13-year-old former boyfriend.
Police
say mom had unnecessary medical procedures performed on her infant
A
19-year-old woman has been arrested in a bizarre case of child abuse.
Man
charged with murder after daughter dies in car crash
An
accident reconstruction team said the driver was traveling 86 to 87 miles per
hour, and witnesses say it looked like he was going 100.
Former
Highmore police chief arrested
Ken
Huber, 41, is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter
for shooting his wife once in the head with a .40-caliber pistol on Oct. 28
in their Highmore home while her 11-year-old daughter slept next to her.
S.C.
Mother Who Claimed Carjacker Killed Her Son Charged With His Murder
The
mother of a 7-year-old boy who claimed a carjacker killed her son was arrested
Monday and charged with murder in her son's death, Greenville County Sheriff
Steve Loftis said.
Former
teacher denied bail on child cruelty charges
Attorneys
for former Lafayette teacher Charni Dodson and her sister are weighing their
options.
Tot
Dies in Hot Car Outside Arizona Eatery
A
woman who found her 1-year-old son dead in her hot, stuffy car after she worked
her seven-hour shift as a Hooters waitress has been arrested, police said Wednesday.
Woman
arrested after 6 kids found alone in unheated home
A
Shreveport woman was booked on felony child neglect charges after a police officer
found her six children, ranging in age from 1 to 10, unattended in a home without
running water, heat or food.
Fla.
mother accused of forcefully piercing daughter's genitalia
A
39--year--old woman forcefully had her 13--year--old daughter's genitalia pierced
to make it uncomfortable for her to have sex, the girl told jurors in her mother's
child abuse trial.
Fugitive
Arraigned After Return to US
A
man accused of raping his daughter and posting videos of the abuse online was
arraigned Friday after returning to the United States from Hong Kong.
N.C.
mother jailed on murder charge
When
investigators found the remains of Harmony Jade Creech's body this weekend,
she was hidden inside a diaper box in the attic of the family's house, Harnett
County Sheriff Larry Rollins said.
2
Women Accused of Horrific Child Abuse in Custody
Two
children are in protective custody Thursday after police say they were severely
abused by their mother and another woman.
Father
arrested in infant death
A
Santa Fe man is in police custody today after his baby was found dead in a Santa
Fe motel room. Paramedics last night received a 911 call of an unresponsive
baby at a Motel 6, they raced over and tried to revive the baby boy but it was
too late.
Mom
Of 2 Slain; Dad Charged
A
28-year-old father was in Lynn District Court Wednesday, charged with the stabbing
death of the mother his two children.
Mom
Charged with Using Cattle Prod on Daughter
A
Kansas woman is charged with repeatedly using a cattle prod to discipline her
15-year-old daughter.
Man
charged with sexually abusing stepchildren
An
Annapolis man was charged yesterday with sexually abusing his two stepsons over
the past year in their Stevensville home, state police said.
Mom
gets probation for stealing dead son's life insurance money
A
northwest Indiana woman has been sentenced to eight years probation for stealing
$250,000 of her dead son's life insurance money.
Houston
Couple Charged With Abusing, Starving Boy They Kept Locked in Attic
A
Houston couple was charged Friday with the starvation and abuse of a 13-year-old
boy they kept locked in their attic, MyFoxHouston reported.
Grandma
Accused Of Shoplifting With Child
A
woman had her 4-year-old granddaughter help her shoplift at a department
store, police said Tuesday. Surveillance cameras recorded Monica Vitale,
42, on Monday taking items from a Sears and having her granddaughter put
them into a toy stroller, Upper Darby Township Police Superintendent Michael
Chitwood said.
Lakeville
woman charged in drowning of daughter
A
Lakeville mother has been charged with manslaughter in the drowning death of
her eleven-month-old daughter.
Report
details child’s abuse, death
Five-year-old
DeClan Stewart’s family had a long history of interactions with the Department
of Human Services, according to a 16-page report released Wednesday by the Oklahoma
Commission on Children and Youth Office of Juvenile System Oversight.
An
Absolutely Shocking Case of Prostitution in Schenectady
It
is being called an atrocity by a Schenectady judge: a local woman, arraigned
Tuesday morning on charges that she did drugs and performed sexual acts for
money, all with her young children in the backseat of her car.
Daughter's
Injuries Leave Teen Accused Of Neglect, Battery
The
father of twin girls faces neglect and battery charges after one of them was
hospitalized and later placed on life support.
Mother
Accused Of DUI In Crash That Killed Son
Big
Island police arrested a 28-year-old California woman they said was drunk when
her car crashed killing her 7-year-old son.
Man
arrested for forcing 6-year-old to drink beer
A
35-year-old man was arrested late Sunday after police say he forced his 6-year-old
stepson to drink beer, and then smashed the child's face into a wall.
Mother,
Sons Arrested After Beer Run Turns Violent
A
mother and her two underage sons remained in jail Wednesday, charged with assaulting
a store clerk who refused to sell them beer.
Mother
Of 4 Arrested On Drug Trafficking Charge
Police
who executed a search warrant at Wooten’s apartment in the 1300 block
of Walnut Street said they found 29 individually wrapped pieces of crack cocaine
on the kitchen counter.
Police
said the drugs were within easy reach of her four young children, ages 3, 4,
5, and 6.
Cops:
Mom Stabs Teen In The Chest Over Stolen iPod
A
Staten Island mother is facing criminal charges after she allegedly stabbed
a teenager who she accused of stealing her own teenage son's iPod.
Mother
Gives Teen Son Alcohol and Car Keys
Prosecutors
say Barbara Meyers of Richfield bought her son a bottle of alcohol, drank it
with him, and then gave him the keys to a rental car in her name.
Mom:
Dead Toddler Put Into Two Bags, Then In Duffel Bag
The
mother who had initially claimed her daughter had been kidnapped admitted to
police that when she made that call, her 3-year-old was already dead and stuffed
in two plastic bags, according to arrest affidavits released Monday.
Student,
Parents Charged With Drug Trafficking
On
Sept. 11, Juan Carlos Torres, Jr., 16, and his mother, Obdulia Santivanez Torres,
40, were arrested following the sale of two ounces of cocaine for $1,600 to
an undercover Iredell County Sheriff's Office Deputy.
Mom
Shown in Video Encouraging Daughter to Fight on School Bus Gets 1 Year in Jail
A
Florida mother who was videotaped boarding a school bus and urging her daughter
to fight another girl was sentenced Thursday to nearly a year in jail.
Mother
Allegedly Threw Baby Across Room
Deputies
say the infant bounced off a bed and landed on her head, suffering a fractured
skull. The baby also had a broken arm. Deputies say that apparently happened
when she was jerked off the floor.
Mom,
Boyfriend Arrested After Toddler Killed
A
Joliet woman and her live-in boyfriend were arrested Tuesday after a 2-year-old
boy was found dead in his bed.
Children
Stuffed in Trash Bags Died of Heat Exhaustion
Two
young children found stuffed in trash bags in their mother's Hanahan apartment
in July died hours earlier of heat exhaustion in her car.
Mother
of 'Precious Doe' Pleads Guilty
Michelle
Johnson, 31, of Muskogee, Okla., also pleaded guilty to child endangerment,
abandoning a corpse and tampering with evidence for not helping her 3-year-old
daughter as she lay dying after allegedly being abused by the girl's stepfather.
Man
Accused Of Sexual Contact With Daughter
Louis
Romelli, 41, faces seven counts of gross sexual imposition after his daughter
told police that her father had climbed into bed and engaged in sexual contact
with her.
Florida
Toddler Dies After Being Left in Hot Car Outside City Hall
The
child's mother was supposed to take her 22-month-old daughter to day care, but
instead went to her job at City Hall about 9 a.m., Detective Jim Berish said.
When the woman returned to her car about 1 p.m., she found the girl passed out
in her car seat, Berish said.
Father
Arrested After Leaving Toddler in Car at Brothel Parking Lot
An
Oregon rugby player remains in jail Tuesday after being arrested on charges
he left his 2-year-old daughter in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Nevada
brothel on a 95-degree day.
Dad
Gets Prison In Son's Murder
Charles
"Tony" Hunt, 39, pleaded guilty in June to two counts of child abuse
or neglect causing substantial bodily harm. Kyle Hunt, 6, died six days before
Christmas 2005 at the Hunts' former home in Spring Creek. Pathologists said
he died of a beating and salt poisoning.
Oklahoma
City Man Charged in Death of Toddler
Kerry
Joe Smith is charged with murder and with sexually abusing Olivia Scroggins
and the girl's 9-month-old brother. The mother, Wendy Scroggins, is charged
with permitting child abuse.
Mother
Returned At Least Once To Vehicle
A
mother who left her daughter locked inside a hot car for eight hours returned
at least once to the vehicle, News 5 has learned.
Mom
Gets Life For Kids' Sexual Abuse
Jackie
Williams, 37, and her boyfriend, Michael Jones, both pleaded guilty to two counts
of sexual assault with a child earlier this year. Williams pleaded guilty to
demonstrating sex acts for her children and then supervising while Jones assaulted
them.
California
Infant Dies After Mom Uses Meth Pipe Swab to Clean His Nose
An
8-month-old boy has died after his mother told police she accidentally cleaned
his nose with a cotton swab used earlier to clean a methamphetamine pipe.
Bergen
County Nanny Charged with Drugging Toddlers to Get Them to Sleep
Authorities
believe Jennifer Wolff laced the children's juice with an anti-allergy sedative.
The children are 1 and 3.
Toddler
Death: Two Will Stand Trial
The
accused, 25-year-old Richard "Todd" Martino, is charged with murder.
Authorities say he beat his son, Zander Martino, with a hammer. The suspect's
girlfriend, 22-year-old Brandi Reeves, faces a second-degree murder charge.
A prosecutor alleges Reeves knew the father was abusing his son, but did nothing
about it.
Mom
Wants Evidence Thrown Out
Bergeron
is accused of making her daughter stand in place all night with a fan blowing,
spraying her with water to chill her; withholding food; and locking the girl
in her room with no access to bedding or a bathroom.
Oklahoma
Cops Try to ID Boy Abandoned at Wal-Mart by Fleeing Shoplifter
Authorities
are trying to identify a young boy left inside a store by a suspected shoplifter
who fled the store when confronted by a store security officer, police said
Wednesday.
Brother
of Girl in Cuban Custody Case Accuses Mother of Abuse
A
young Cuban girl at the heart of an international custody battle was beaten
and abused by her mother, who also threatened to kill herself with a knife,
the girl's older half brother told a judge Tuesday.
Mother
Charged In Toddler's Death In Hot Napa Car
A
woman whose 10-month-old daughter died after being left for hours in the back
seat of a car has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said.
Baby
Dies at Hospital, Father Charged with Murder
Police
say doctors suspected child abuse after examining the baby and finding a fractured
skull, broken ribs and injured liver.
Beach
Man Accused of Leaving Toddler in Closet During Day
Dennis
E. Gray Jr., a 30-year-old plumber, is charged with child abuse and neglect
in the Aug. 9 incident.
Mother
of Girl Who Died, Boyfriend Arrested for Murder
The
mother of a nearly 2-year-old girl who died at an Oklahoma City hospital has
been arrested with her boyfriend for murder in the girl's death.
Police:
Children Left Home Alone In Burke
A
3-year-old girl was found in the 6500 block of Koziara Drive at about 7:50 a.m.
Monday, police said. They found a home in the area with the front door open.
Inside the home they found an 18-month-old boy in a crib. No one else was in
the home.
Father
Kills Daughter, Shoots Stepdaughter
Spotsylvania
County Sheriff's Office reports a father killed his 13-year-old daughter and
shot his 19-year-old stepdaughter early Tuesday morning.
Children
Found Dead, Mother Hospitalized with Knife Wounds
Two
children, ages 7 and 9, were found dead in a home in south Louisiana's Lafourche
Parish on Monday and their mother was hospitalized with what appeared to be
a self-inflicted knife wound.
Missouri
Man Gets Year in Jail for Videotaping 16-Year-Old Stepdaughter
A
Missouri man faces a year in prison after pleading guilty to placing a hidden
camera in his 16-year-old stepdaughter's bedroom ...
Police:
Boy Looked Like 'Concentration Camp Prisoner'
Chandler's
legal guardian, Jon Phillips, and his girlfriend, Sarah Berry, are charged with
first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death.
Police:
Couple Partied As Son Waited Next Door
The
boy called a clerk at the Richwood EconoLodge and said he had been unable to
contact his parents, Harry Bledsoe, 42, and Dee Dee Bledsoe, 36, whom authorities
said had been partying in the next room.
Accused
Parents Make Court Appearance
The
couple accused of leaving their children in a room full of human waste appeared
before a judge this afternoon.
Woman
Left 8 Kids In Hot Van While Shopping
Indianapolis
police said Amy L. Dodson, 19, went into the Wal-Mart store in the 10000 block
of E. Washington Street sometime before 8 p.m. Thursday, one of the hottest
days of the year.
Woman
Accused Of Trying To Sell Son For $1,000
Jenny
A. Cagle, 21, of Columbia City was arrested Monday outside the Whitley County
Courthouse moments after accepting a $1,000 check for the boy, police said.
Mother
Sentenced to 10 Years in Baby's Death
An
Anchorage woman who pleaded guilty to killing her baby by smashing her head
repeatedly against the floor will likely have to spend more time in prison.
Man
Pleads Guilty to Hitting, Stabbing Stepson
Calvert
S. Wray was arrested in April after Clinton Cooke's body was found in the trunk
of a car on a Hartford street. An autopsy showed he died of stab wounds and
blunt force trauma.
Mom
Gets 50 Years For Starving Daughter To Death
In
June, a Johnston mother pleaded no contest to charges that she starved her 3-year-old
daughter Consuela Lopez to death.
Mom
Admits Shaking Baby
A
teenage mom from Carpentersville received four years’ probation Tuesday
in exchange for pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2006 death
of her 3-month-old son, Ivan.
Brownsville
Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Stepdaughter
He
didn’t mean to shoot his stepdaughter. He meant to shoot his wife.
Teen
Accused of Killing Her Dad Lived in Squalid Conditions
The
house was infested with fleas, the plumbing was backed up, much of the furniture
was broken and the stench of cat urine filled the air.
Bridge
Collapse Survivor Arrested in Child's Injuries
Michael
Stoner told a heart-wrenching tale last week of being caught in the Minneapolis
bridge collapse as he and his fiancee rushed to the hospital to be with her
injured 2-year-old daughter.
But
police said this week that Stoner left something out of his story: He is now
in jail, accused of inflicting the life-threatening injuries the child suffered.
Man
Sentenced for Assault on Foster Child
A
foster father who "fed" his 17-year-old foster son alcohol and sexually
assaulted him is "exactly the kind of person society needs to be protected
from," a prosecutor said today in court.
$2M
Payday for Fla. Mom Accused of Abuse
Judith
Leekin, 62, allegedly duped four different New York City adoption agencies into
allowing her to adopt 11 children, all of whom authorities believe she later
abused, between 1993 and 1996.
Man
Sentenced For Enlisting Stepdaughter To Help Molest Girl
A
Rancho Penasquitos man who enlisted his adult stepdaughter to help him molest
a girl and take nude photos of her over a period of several years is facing
a dozen years in jail.
5-Year-Old
Tests Positive For Cocaine; Mom Arrested
Police
said that the lab reports indicated the 5-year-old had a higher level of narcotic
than the mother of the child had.
Arrest
Warrant Issued For Boston Mom In Slayings Of 2 Children
The
mother of two young children who were found slain in their Boston duplex over
the weekend will be charged with murder, according to the Suffolk County District
Attorney's office.
Mom
Of Girl Accused Of Killing Dad Speaks Out
A
Team 4 investigation found that the Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth
and Family Services knew about problems between a 13-year-old girl and her father
before the child allegedly shot and killed the man.
Mother
Marked Children For Death, Coroner Says
A
Delhi Township woman killed her children Tuesday morning in a murder-suicide,
police said.
Calif.
Woman Held in Baby Abandonment
Griselda
Aranzacu was puzzled when she noticed her slender neighbor developing a bulging
tummy that would repeatedly appear and vanish. She suspected Nancy Ortiz was
pregnant after Ortiz visited her home last summer, but didn't want to pry.
Pair
Charged in Boy's Death-by-Ice Water Make First Court Appearance
Pedro Gaucin-Canales, 36, and Rebecca Hernandez-Velasco, 19, are each charged
with first-degree felony murder in the death of Josue Contreras-Velasco, who
is the brother of Rebecca.
The
charges read in today's video hearing allege the boy died of hypothermia after
being held naked in a trash can of ice water for 45 minutes in the kitchen of
the restaurant at 340 S. Main Street. Charging documents say the ice water was
used as a disciplinary measure.
Berkeley
County Officials Identify Children Found Dead in Trash Bags
Berkeley
County Coroner Glenn Rhoad says the woman took the children to work with her
in Charleston Monday and left them in the car all day.
Florida
Woman Accused of Abuse
In
all, nine teenagers and young adults were held like prisoners in Judith Leekin's
home in what appeared to be a decades-long scheme to line her pockets with the
government payments she received for adopting and raising them, police say.
Bodies
of 3 Babies Found at Scene of Newborn's Killing
Investigators
found three tiny bodies wrapped in plastic at the home of a woman who was charged
last week with killing her newborn child, police said Monday.
Dad
Beat Daughter With Golf Club
Richard
Murphy was upset with his 18-year-old daughter for having friends over to their
house.
Baby
Dies After Being Left in Van
A
father was arrested Wednesday night in the death of his 11-month-old son, who
mistakenly was left behind in a minivan when the father went to work.
In
90 Degree Heat, Andover Woman Leaves Baby in Car
A
25-year-old Andover woman was arrested after leaving her baby locked in a minivan
with the windows closed while she shopped at Target, Anoka County authorities
said Wednesday.
Children
Stabbed To Death In Boston Home
Two
children were found stabbed to death in a Boston home, and their mother was
hospitalized after an apparent domestic incident, police said.
Mother
Sells Daughters Into Prostitution
A
Lexington mother has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after she admitted
she sold her teenage daughters as prostitutes.
Father
Sleeps While Baby Burns To Death
A
38-year-old Lexington father who prosecutors say stayed asleep on a sofa after
his six-week-old son rolled off and was burned to death by a nearby heater was
sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Mom
Beat Children During Flight, Police Say
A
woman accused of beating her children and then threatening a flight attendant,
who intervened while on a flight between San Francisco and Denver, was ordered
jailed Wednesday until her next court hearing.
Mom
Charged in Attack at Disney World's Tea Cup Ride
One
mother faces a felony trial and another the threat of lifelong head and neck
injuries after a run-in at Walt Disney World's Mad Tea Party ride.
Officers
Still Seeking Couple in Baby's Death
Police
reportedly have linked DNA from blood spots on a bedroom carpet to a baby who
was found wrapped in plastic bags and buried in a Payson orchard — but
there's still no sign of the baby's parents.
Bond
Denied To Mom Accused Of Having Kids Steal Puppy
A
St. Cloud mother, accused of having her children steal a puppy, made a tearful
plea to a judge Thursday afternoon.
Woman
Leaves Kids to Pose Nude in Woods
A
20-year-old Syracuse woman who left children in her care to go pose for nude
photos is facing several charges of endangering the welfare of a child.
Ada
Woman Charged in Stabbing Death of Son
An
Ada woman who says she accidentally stabbed he 17-year-old son to death while
"playfully" waved a knife at her husband is now charged with second-degree
murder and manslaughter.
St.
Paul Woman Arrested, Accused of Abandoning Month-Old Baby
Police
say the 28-year-old woman brought the baby girl, still
strapped in a car seat, to a brushy area just north of Lake Street
and Stevens Avenue South near Interstate 35-W.
Dad
Facing Charges He Put Kids In Trunk
A
Washington, D.C., father was in court Monday, charged with putting his two young
daughters in the trunk of his car outside a Foxborough, Mass., nursing home
over the weekend.
Charges
Filed Against Woman Who Said She Was Taking Baby "To Satan"
There
is disturbing news coming from Lebanon police, where a seven week old baby was
left in the street early Saturday morning.
Dad
Kills 3 Kids, Himself in Alabama
A
man fatally shot his three children and took his own life as law officers searched
for him on a domestic violence claim made by his estranged wife, police said.
Couple
Neglects Children For Video Games
Michael
Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each of child
neglect. Each faces a maximum 12-year prison sentence.
Mother
Accused Of Throwing Baby Into Moving Car During Fight
Witnesses
said Eva Jean Platt was arguing with her son's father when she tossed the baby
as he was preparing to leave in his car.
Father
Accused Of Killing Son's Dog In Son's Presence
Police
said Jose A. Zelaya, of the 600 block of Notabene Drive,threw his son's 4-year-old
pet dog, Gucci, against a wall, killing the dog.
Germantown
Dad Charged with Trying to Kill His Children
Forty-three-year-old
Navid Eghterafi Nanaf Abadi, faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder
in Pocahontas County after police say he ''willfully and deliberately"
tried to kill his 10-year-old daughter, his 8-year-old son and himself by carbon
monoxide poisoning alongside U.S. Route 219 near Slatyfork.
Mother
Accused of Leaving Infant in Hot Car
Alexandria
Cuesta faces one count of child neglect and endangerment.
Huntsville
Man Gets No Jail After Pleading Guilty to Sex Charges
A
Huntsville man who pleaded guilty to felony charges of repeatedly sexually abusing
three of his adopted children won't go to jail.
Mother
Arrested After Leaving Son in Van for 14 Hours
A
woman was arrested for leaving her 4-year-old son in a broken down van on the
side of the road for about 14 hours, authorities said.
Mom
Faces Murder Charge for Driving 7 Minors in LB Slaying
The
30-year-old mother of a suspected gang member, who allegedly drove seven minors
to a park to kill a 13-year-old boy, was arrested and charged with murder Sunday.
Video
Shows Valley Mother Teaching Kids to Swear
Penny
McCardle recorded herself as she taught her 2- and 3-year-old sons how to use
curse words.
McCardle
then uploaded the video to YouTube and featured it on her MySpace page.
Phenix
City Woman Accused of Hiring Hit Man in Daughter's Slaying
Lisa
Leane Graham, 39, of Phenix City could receive the death penalty if convicted
in the slaying of Stephanie Shea Graham.
Mother
Jailed in Car Crash That Killed 2 Children
The
two children who died where thrown from the car when it rolled over. No one
in the car was properly restrained in seat belts or child safety seats ...
Child
Bitten In 'One Of Worst Abuse Cases'
A
3-year-old girl's face was disfigured after she was bitten, allegedly by her
mother's boyfriend.
It's
believed state Department of Social Services was notified in January, but allowed
the child to stay in the home, WCVB reported. The abuse allegedly continued
for several more months until DSS took the girl and her 5-year-old brother into
custody in April.
Mother
of Girl Left in Tub Is Charged
An
11-month-old Brooklyn girl who was plucked unresponsive on Tuesday from a full
bathtub, where she had been left alone with a 2-year-old aunt, was placed on
life support yesterday, and her mother was charged with reckless endangerment
for leaving the children unattended, the police said.
Father,
Son Convicted Of Molesting Same Girl
The
girl's mother is scheduled for jury trial Aug. 30 on charges of aiding, inducing
or causing an offense of sexual misconduct with a minor. Authorities allege
she knew the molestation was occurring.
Yuma
Police Say Man Tried to Smother Infant
Police
say Roberto Hernandez Rodriguez put a plastic bag over the head of one of his
twin 7-week-old sons Thursday.
California
Mom Charged in Gang Shooting
A
mother faces firearms charges after she allegedly drove her son's friends to
a rival gang member's house to take part in a shooting, authorities said.
Michigan
Mom Gets 12 to 22 Years for Sex 'Contract' on Underage Daughter
A
Muskegon Heights woman was sentenced Monday to 12 to 22 1/2 years in prison
after authorities said she used a written contract to arrange for her 15-year-old
daughter to have sex with the woman's boyfriend for two months while she recuperated
from abdominal surgery.
Husband
Arrested In SUV Killings Case
A
suburban Chicago man found shot near the bodies of his wife and their three
children in the family sport utility vehicle earlier this month was charged
Saturday in their shooting deaths.
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Man,
Wife Accused of Molesting Children
A
Florence couple accused of molesting children related to them have been arrested
in Georgia by U.S. Marshals.
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Pittsburgh
Mothers Surrender in Children's Fire Deaths; Kids Left Alone While Moms Went
to Bar
The
mothers of five children killed in a house fire surrendered to police Thursday
to face involuntary manslaughter charges for allegedly leaving the youngsters
alone while they went to a bar.
Discuss
Stabbed
Boy, 14, Accuses Dad Via 911 Call
Big
Island police have released the 911 recording of Monday's fatal stabbing of
a 14-year-old boy, who made the initial call to emergency officials with his
dying breath.
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Child
Tied In Car As Mom Dined
Police
responded, and found the crying 6-year-old boy tied up in a sweltering car outside
the restaurant.
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Woman
Dangled 1-Year-Old Son From Balcony
Police
said they believe Margaret Figley, 24, held the boy over the edge by his leg
during an argument with her boyfriend at the Fox Club apartments in southern
Indianapolis late Sunday afternoon.
Discuss
10-Year-Old
Who Weighed 35 Pounds Being Treated, Mother Charged
A
10-year-old boy who weighed just 35 pounds when he knocked on a neighbor's door
pleading for food was being treated Monday for malnutrition, while his mother
was held on child neglect charges ...
Discuss
Kissimmee
Mom Accused of Leaving Baby in Hot Car
A
25-year-old mother who allegedly left her baby in a hot, locked car for more
than a half-hour has been arrested ...
Discuss
Mom
Held in Boy's Slashing
A
Hialeah mother, angry with her boyfriend, called him from the road, vowing to
kill herself and her children ...
Discuss
Man
Charged With Attacking Son With Ax
Police
said Joseph Paul Bungo has assaulted his son at least three times, most recently
in January. The last alleged ax attack took place in 2004.
Discuss
Stepfather
Accused of Drowning Girl, 3, For Insurance
The
firefighters who tried to save 3-year-old Ashley McLellan, unconscious after
being pulled from a pool on a winter night in 2003, noticed something strange
about her stepfather: He was calm, mostly dry and never once asked them if she
would live.
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Woman
Found Guilty Of Torturing Twins
A
woman was found guilty Wednesday of torturing her adopted 8-year-old twin daughters
and beating them with a baseball bat.
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Mother
Pleads No Contest To Richmond Baby Abandonment
Kalita
Thomas, 24, was charged with felony child endangerment after she left her son
out in the cold near 3400 Richmond Parkway on Feb. 23 just hours after he was
born ...
Discuss
‘Bully’
Mom Found Guilty in Theater Tussle
The
40-year-old Framingham mom accused of leading her girls on a brazen beat-down
at the Natick Mall last month was found guilty yesterday of slapping and kicking
a teen girl in another brawl this past winter.
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Father
Arrested for Deaths of His Own Children, Two Others
Stringer
is charged with the deaths of his children J. Majuan Tyshein Stringer age four,
J. Lasia Asiyne Stringer age two.
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4
Charged in False Brain Surgery Claims
One
36-year-old man from New York City claimed nine brain surgeries for himself,
along with his wife and two sons, receiving reimbursements from New York-based
Group Health Incorporated totaling $142,268 ...
Discuss
Jury
Recommends Death for Former Bakersfield Vice Principal Convicted of Killing
5
A
jury Tuesday recommended the death penalty for a former elementary school vice
principal convicted of murdering his estranged wife, three children and mother-in-law.
Discuss
Texas
Mother Hangs Herself, 3 Children in Family's Mobile Home
A
23-year-old mother apparently hanged herself and her four small daughters in
a closet in their mobile home.
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'Daddy
shaking Nanay hard ... Nanay won't wake up'
One
child demonstrated how his baby sister was violently shaken and slapped. Another
said it was OK that someone banged her head into the floor - he didn't leave
marks. A 7-year-old girl made it clear it was her job to wake and feed the other
children in the house.
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Mom
Blames Satan For Burning Baby in Microwave
Eva
Marie Mauldin said Satan compelled her 19-year-old husband, Joshua Royce Mauldin,
to microwave their daughter May 10 because the devil disapproved of Joshua's
efforts to become a preacher.
Discuss
La.
Mom Leaves Boy on Side of Road
The
mother and aunt of a legally blind 10-year-old boy were booked on cruelty charges
after briefly leaving him on the side of a highway because he was misbehaving.
Discuss
Charge
Dropped In Case In Which Child Died In Hot Car
One
charge was dropped on Wednesday in the case in which Robert Reid is charged
in the death of his child, who was left in a hot car.
Discuss
Mass.
Man Charged With Hiring Hit Man
A
man tried to hire a hit man to kill his family, including his 7-year-old daughter,
even requesting that she be shot in the chest and not the head so there could
be an open casket at her funeral...
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Woman
Accused of Killing Her Newborn
A
woman who works with a tribal child development program has been charged with
killing her newborn son in 1999, then discarding the body inside a suitcase
on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
Discuss
Vegan
Couple Sentenced to Life Over Baby's Death
A
vegan couple were sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the death of their
malnourished 6-week-old baby boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy
milk and apple juice.
Discuss
Missing
Girl's Dad Indicted on Fatal Child Abuse Charges
A
man who said his 6-year-old daughter disappeared after an argument over a cookie
was indicted on charges including child abuse resulting in her death.
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Cop
Says Mom Put Girls Up for Sex
After
online chats about prostituting herself, a Taylor woman seemed enthusiastic
about including her young daughters in posing for explicit pictures and having
sex with paying strangers.
Discuss
Texas
Mother Accused of Mutilating Baby
A
mother who claimed the family dog tore off her baby son's genitals was arrested
Friday and accused of mutilating the boy herself with a sharp instrument.
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Notorious
Child Molester Arrested
A
man accused of raping his own daughter and posting video of the attack on the
Internet was being held in Hong Kong Wednesday in what authorities called the
arrest of one of the world's most notorious child molesters.
Discuss
Granny
Sentenced For Caging Grandson
A
62-year-old woman was sentenced to three years in prison for locking her grandson
inside a dog kennel every night for three years while she went to work as a
jail counselor.
Discuss
Mom
Accused of Directing Fight on Bus
Prosecutors
plan to use a surveillance video in the case against a mother who was charged
with barging onto a school bus and telling her daughter to fight another girl.
Discuss
Police:
Mom Stabbed 3-Year-Old Son in Rage Over Exposure of Affair
A
43-year-old mother was arrested Thursday for stabbing herself and her 3-year-old
son in a fit of rage over the exposure of her affair with her husband's friend,
police said.
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Mom
Gets Nearly 27 Years in Boy's Death
Maribel
Gomez was convicted last month of homicide by abuse and first-degree manslaughter
in the September 2003 death of young Rafael Gomez.
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Mother
Charged With Murdering Sons Takes Stand
Evil
revealed itself to Cynthia Lord in the summer of 2003 through visions and, before
long, Evil told her she would have to kill her three sons to save their souls.
Discuss
Parents
Arrested After Emaciated 4-Month-Old Found Dead
Two
parents have been arrested in connection with the death of their 4-month-old
son, who police said looked as gaunt as a Holocaust victim.
Discuss
Dad
Sentenced to Five Years for Poisoning Children's Soup
A
Georgia man who admitted that he poisoned his children's soup in an attemt to
get money from the Campbell Soup Co. was sentenced Thursday to five years in
federal prison.
Discuss
1-Year-Old
Tenn. Boy Left in Car Dies
Timothy
Reid was found unresponsive by his father, Robert Reid, Tuesday afternoon, nearly
seven hours after Reid had parked the car and went to work.
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Woman
Charged With Putting Baby In Oven Gets Probation
A
woman accused of putting her baby in an oven and turning it on has been sentenced
to two years probation in a plea deal.
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Angry
Soccer Mom Accused of Neglect
An
angry soccer mom who left her teenage daughter alongside an interstate was ticketed
for neglect, Lincoln police said Tuesday.
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Mother
Arrested After Kids Panhandled
Police
say an unemployed suburban mother of five found a quick way to make ends meet:
turning her children into panhandlers.
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Sisters
Charged After Baby Found Dead In Trash Bag
The
apparent mother of a recently born infant girl is under arrest along with her
two sisters after the baby was found dead in a garbage bag on a back porch in
Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Teen
Guilty of Seeking Hit on Ex's Fetus
An
18-year-old pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hit man to kill his ex-girlfriend's
nearly full-term fetus and was sentenced to more than six years in prison.
Discuss
Couple
Gets Life In Son's Beating Death
A
suburban Atlanta couple was sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison on Tuesday
in the beating death of their 8-year-old son — a case that prompted authorities
to raid the family's church because it supports corporal punishment.
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Mother
May Face More Charges of Child Abuse
Laurie
Williamson used medical knowledge acquired as a nurse to create symptoms that
persuaded doctors that her three children had conditions requiring testing and
unnecessary surgery, said Assistant District Attorney Mike Trent.
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Mom's
110-Mph Car Chase Kills Her Baby
Aimee
Andrea Riza, 36, of Keene, sustained minor injuries and was charged with manslaughter,
evading arrest, resisting arrest and reckless driving.
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Police
Call Sex Abuse Case 'Most Disgusting'
A
33-year-old Taylor mother is accused of brokering a deal on the Internet to
allow a man to have sex with her 7-year-old daughter while she photographed
them in a case described by veteran police as "disgusting" and shocking.
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Parents
Accused of Drugging Child for Money
Parents
accused of killing their 4-year-old daughter with an overdose of prescription
drugs had concocted symptoms of mental illnesses to qualify the girl for government
benefits, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Discuss
Colorado
Granny Charged With Sexually Assaulting Kids While Man Watched Over Internet
A
Clifton, Colo., woman was jailed Wednesday on suspicion she had her grandchildren
perform sexually explicit acts while a man she met on the Internet watched.
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Police:
Who Dumped 3 Newborns, 11 Months Apart?
This
week, DNA tests established all three babies were almost certainly born to the
same mother.
Discuss
Woman
Accused of Killing Daughter Must Give Up Unborn Child
A
pregnant woman accused of killing her 6-month-old daughter in 2004 must give
her newborn to social services when it is born, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Mother
'Would Put Jalapenos and Hot Sauce in Her Mouth'
A
public defender on Monday vigorously defended Mila Petrov, who is accused of
killing her 5-year-old daughter by slamming her head into a wall.
Discuss
110-degree
Car Kills 3-Year-old
An
autopsy showed yesterday that the death of a toddler left in a parked car was
caused by heat that probably rose to more than 110 degrees inside the vehicle.
Discuss
Couple
Held in Death of 4-Year-Old
A
Spokane couple was ordered held Monday on $500,000 bond each in the death of
the man's 4-year-old daughter.
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Police:
Woman Tried To Murder Two Children
Covington
Police arrested a woman Sunday night for apparently trying to kill two children
in her care.
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Mom
Of Kids Found Dead Under Home Charged
A
San Antonio woman who police said has confessed to killing her two children
is being charged with capital murder.
Discuss
Woman
Pleads Guilty to Beheading Girl
A
mentally troubled woman accused of drowning her 6-year-old daughter, cutting
off her head and throwing the remains off a bridge has pleaded guilty to first-degree
murder.
Discuss
Police:
Dad Stabs Baby Boy in Back
A
man stabbed his 11-month-old son in the back, threw the boy out the car window
with the kitchen knife stuck in his back and then drove away, police said Thursday.
Discuss
Dad
Allegedly Told Toddler to 'Stab Mommy'
A
Connecticut man allegedly stabbed his wife and then gave his toddler son the
knife, telling him "now you stab mommy."
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Mom
Pleads Guilty in Baby-swinging Case
A
woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to swinging her 4-week-old son like a bat to hit
her boyfriend during a fight, fracturing the infant's skull in the process.
Discuss
Parents
Accused Of Keeping Teen Daughters Captive
Augusta
County authorities said they believe a couple held their two teenage daughters
captive for months at a time by nailing shut their bedroom windows and reversing
the door locks.
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Lawyer:
Prosecutors Claim Parents Drugged Child Over Money
Prosecutors
believe the parents accused of fatally overdosing their 4-year-old daughter
killed the girl because she wasn't earning them the same amount of government
money as her two older siblings, the woman's defense lawyer said Monday.
Discuss
Mother
Charged with Leaving Children Alone
A
mother of five young children is facing neglect charges after she left them
alone in a basement apartment covered with urine and animal feces.
Discuss
Texas
Dad Shoots, Kills Infant, Police Say
A
man fatally shot his 8-month old daughter and gravely wounded his 3-year-old
son before turning the gun on himself, police said.
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Mom
Accused Of Choking Daughter With Cord
But
police said a 49-year-old Tampa woman choked her 16-year-old daughter with an
electrical cord during an argument over the girl's suspension from school.
Discuss
Lawyer:
Foster Father to Plead Guilty
A
man has decided to plead guilty to murder for the death of his 3-year-old foster
son left bound up in a closet while he went to a family reunion...
Discuss
Mother
Coached Children to Fake Retardation
A
woman admitted Monday that she coached her two children to fake retardation
starting when they were 4 and 8 years old so she could collect Social Security
benefits on their behalf.
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