A Sanford, Florida, mother is facing charges for allegedly starving her 3-week-old twin son to death. Michelle Spinicchia, 26, was arrested Sunday and charged with child neglect in connection with the August 10 death of Benjamin Mitchell, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The 26-year-old gave birth to premature twin boys—each weighing four pounds—on July 11, …
An unsettling video showing a fast food employee battering a customer has made its way onto the Internet. The 45-second video starts out mid-fight with the employee in question punching a customer in the face and head. A woman is heard asking someone to call the police amid the assault. The employee continues to pummel …
An Ohio couple who supposedly overdosed on heroin-fentanyl were found dead by their four children Thursday morning. The bodies of Spirit Airlines pilot Brian Halye, 36, and his wife Courtney, 34, were discovered in the bedroom of their Centerville home. In one of two 911 calls made around 8 am, the oldest child told a …
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A Nevada babysitter who filmed himself sexually abusing a 2-year-old then shared the photos and videos with an online acquaintance will serve 60 years in prison, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Jason Barber, 39, of Las Vegas reportedly recorded the unthinkable act at the request of Benedict Shaw, of Lauderhill, Florida. Shaw, who was sentenced …
A Baytown, Texas, father who forced his 16-year-old daughter into prostitution was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week. Scott Rodney Robinson, 46, pleaded guilty to aggravated compelling of prostitution, a first-degree felony. Robinson was arrested last June in an undercover sting orchestrated by the FBI and the Houston Police Department’s Vice Division, according …
An Iowa teenager who starved to death last year was wearing an adult diaper and lying on the linoleum floor of her desolate bedroom when police and paramedics discovered her, recently unsealed court documents revealed. In an affidavit written by West Des Moines police Det. Chris Morgan, Natalie Finn, 16, “appeared to have been laying …
A video supposedly captured the moment a man stumbled upon three burglars attempting to break into his home in broad daylight. The February 28 incident was recorded by Anthony Williams at his home in Orange Grove, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The animator told News24 that his camera was ready to film that day …
A coordinated effort among the Pennsylvania National Guard, state-commissioned snow plows, and Pennsylvania State Police led to the safe transport of a 23-month-old boy in need of life-saving medical care from one hospital to another amid Tuesday’s major snowstorm. The baby was taken from Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono in East Stroudsburg to Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s …
A defective robot is to blame for the July 2015 death of a Michigan woman whose skull was crushed by the machine, a lawsuit filed March 7 alleged. Wanda Holbrook, 57, worked as a technician at Ventra Ionia, a factory that welds and stamps bumpers and trailer hitches. MLive pointed out that the factory was …
A University of Central Florida (UCF) police officer’s quick thinking saved the life of a choking colleague Wednesday. Surveillance video captured a UCF employee point to her throat in a state of panic. Though another co-worker attempted to help, Officer Julie Wilk jumped into action, quickly administering the Heimlich maneuver while calling it in on …
A South Carolina substitute teacher who was supposedly so drunk she vomited in class and required hospitalization also drank from a box of wine in front of students. A Lexington County Sheriff’s Department incident report detailed how an intoxicated Judith Elizabeth Richards-Gartee, 52, couldn’t stand and was throwing up when a school administrator arrived. The …
