An Arizona mother is facing criminal charges after troopers reportedly found her two young children showed signs of abuse and neglect during a traffic stop earlier this month. Troopers reportedly pulled over Samantha Jo Jones, 34, in Phoenix on March 15 for driving on a suspended license. Police officials said she was with her two children, …
Authorities in North Carolina say a 22-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of purposely ramming into a vehicle occupied by her two young children and their father. According to KTLA, Kendra Kerry Boyd was embroiled in a bitter custody dispute with 21-year-old Philip Clapp, who was driving the vehicle she allegedly hit with her own …
A 17-year-old Florida teen was arrested after one her twin babies was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries on Wednesday. ABC Action News reports that the infant arrived at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg on Wednesday evening with a skull fracture and a brain hemorrhage. Doctors reportedly said the baby boy’s …
An Illinois couple is facing criminal charges for the beating death of the woman’s 2-year-old son—which reportedly occurred two days after a caseworker visited the home amid neglect and abuse allegations. According to the Chicago Tribune, the contracted Illinois Department of Children and Family Services caseworker found that Ja’hir Gibbons and his 5-year-old brother were safe …
New details are emerging about the Arizona family at the center of allegations that an abusive suspect forced her adopted children to perform skits for a popular YouTube channel. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 48-year-old Machelle Hackney created the “Fantastic Adventures” channel, which racked up many millions of views with videos starring kids authorities now say …
A New York father has been arrested hours after his 1-month-old son reportedly died from head injuries which possibly stemmed from child abuse. WNBC reported that Christian Rodriguez, 24, was charged Tuesday in connection with the death of his son, Aiden Rodriguez, who was found in his Bronx apartment Monday night with head trauma and died …
Authorities in Vermont say a 6-month-old baby died on her third day at a daycare center when its owner gave her a lethal dose of Benadryl. According to WSB, 53-year-old Stacey L. Vaillancourt appeared in court on Monday to plead not guilty to felony charges including manslaughter and cruelty to a child related to the …
The death of a 1-month-old New York boy is being investigated as a possible case of child abuse as authorities revealed that the newborn suffered head injuries. According to WABC, Aiden Rodriguez was rushed to the hospital with head trauma at around midnight Monday and succumbed to his injuries a short time later. Police confirmed …
A German couple is behind bars after police say they brutally assaulted their baby son to the point he needed an artificial anus and emergency surgery. DailyMail reports that Nina R., 26, is accused of inflicting severe injuries on her baby in order to get “sexual satisfaction,” according to Chief prosecutor Hubert Stroeber. The baby’s father, Ismail …
A California man behind bars for the death of a little girl found inside a duffel bag was convicted in 2005 of beating a starving a 3-year-old boy. According to court documents obtained by NBC 7, 38- year-old Emiel Lamar Hunt was arrested in San Diego after officers found his young son bruised, malnourished, and …
A Texas mother who admitted to causing her 2-month-old son’s severe brain trauma by throwing him into a door in April 2017 was sentenced to prison last week. The Mineral Wells Index reported that Brooke Lauren Reed, 26, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree injury to a child causing serious bodily injury. …
A Tennessee couple is behind bars and an Olive Garden server is being hailed by police for observing signs of suspected physical abuse. According to BuzzFeed News, Jordan Cooper, an employee at the restaurant in Paducah, addressed the incident in a Facebook post — including a photo — that has since been removed. She wrote …
