5-Year-Old Girl Forced to Put Dog Feces in Her Mouth Before She’s Tortured to Death: Reports
Child Abuse
Neighbors and relatives said they called authorities multiple times, but the victim remained in the home
Child Abuse
February 10, 2022
Munchausen Mom Learns Fate After Lying About Dead Daughter’s Health, Causing Years of Unneeded Surgeries
Kelly Turner stood silent and wiped her tears on Wednesday, as a Colorado District judge told her she’s sentenced to 16 years behind bars. On Wednesday, Judge Patricia Herron sentenced Turner to serve her time in a Denver prison on convictions of child abuse and negligence that caused the death of her daughter Olivia Gant, …
Assault
February 9, 2022
9-Year-Old Girl Beat Her Younger Brother With Broomstick Before His Death: Docs
The children’s aunt, who is their caregiver, has been charged with child abuse
Child Abuse
February 8, 2022
Florida Couple Keeps Adopted 13-Year-Old Locked in Garage for 5 Years
A Florida couple has been charged with aggravated child abuse after a runaway child investigation revealed evidence that had been physical abusing their adopted 13-year-old child. Jupiter Police said they were called to a home in the Egret Landing community about a 13-year-old runaway on January 30. Tracy Ferriter, the mother, allowed one detective into …
Child Abuse
February 8, 2022
Dad Who Pushed to Ban LGBTQ Book at Schools is Busted for Allegedly Molesting a Child & Showing Porn to 4-year-old: Reports
A Missouri man who pushed to ban LGBTQ books from school libraries in Kansas City because of sexual images has been charged with molesting a young child. According to court documents, Ryan Utterback, 29, is accused of fondling the same child he had with him at an October 26, 2021 school board meeting in Kansas City. He’s …
Child Abuse
February 7, 2022
Little Boy Dies from Excessive ‘Whippings,’ Forced to Hold 50-Pound Boxes for Hours: Police
A San Antonio couple was arrested over the weekend after a 12-year-old boy passed away from what appears to be child abuse. Derrick Coles, 32, and Kapri Cheatom, 27, are both facing murder charges in connection with the death of Danilo Coles. The defendants are also facing first-degree felony charges of injury to a child …
Child Abuse
January 31, 2022
Dad Blames 8-week-old Baby’s 60 Broken Bones on Paramedics Who Tried to Save Her
A British couple will spend years behind bars for abusing their infant daughter and trying to pass the blame onto paramedics. According to The Guardian, Naomi Johnson, 24, and Benjamin O’Shea, 26, will spend the next 15 years combined behind bars for causing and allowing severe harm to their 8-week-old daughter, Amina-Faye Johnson. Amina passed …
Child Abuse
January 19, 2022
Mom Fakes Autistic Son’s Death While Keeping Him Alone for Weeks, Locked in Motel Room: Police
A Tennessee woman is facing charges after police say she lied about her son’s death while she kept him hidden in a motel room for weeks. According to Clarksville Now, 39-year-old Vanessa Blanchard was arrested Wednesday and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child and false impression. The incident began on October 29, …
Child Abuse
January 16, 2022
Day Care Workers Hide Infant’s Fractured Skull Injury From Parents: Police
Two California daycare workers are accused of neglecting an infant whose skull was fractured and attempting to hide the child’s injuries. Now, authorities are asking the public if any other children have been harmed. Police started their inquiry on September 4 after receiving a report of child abuse allegations from the Loma Linda University Medical Center …
Child Abuse
January 9, 2022
SEE IT: Mother of Newborn Tosses Child Into Dumpster
The 18-year-old mother of a newborn has been charged with child abuse and attempted murder after leaving the infant in a dumpster. Police in Hobbs, New Mexico — about three miles from the Texas state line — responded to a call at about 8 p.m. Friday night, and paramedics transported the baby to hospital in …
Child Abuse
January 9, 2022
Boyfriend Charged With Murder of Mom’s Toddler Son
A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son on New Year’s Eve. Keshawn Rashard Ayers, 26, was arrested Friday night in Fayetteville, the Fayetteville Observer said. The tolddler was in Ayers’s care on December 31 when he reportedly became unresponsive. First responders took the …
Child Abuse
January 6, 2022
Fire Leads to Discovery of 11 Malnourished Children Living in Feces-Covered Home: Reports
Eleven children in Washington remain in protective custody after a fire on Sunday reportedly uncovered they were living in substandard conditions. KREM reported that a fire in the backyard of a Spokane home led firefighters to discover that the residence was covered in trash, animal feces, and rotting food. Firefighters wrote that they also found …
