Child Abuse

Social services called 40 TIMES to couple’s home: Kids found bitten, malnourished, with flies swarming around, report says

 Social services called 40 TIMES to couple’s home: Kids found bitten, malnourished, with flies swarming around, report says
Child Abuse

A Wisconsin couple facing felony child abuse charges apparently had a long list of complaints to Child Protective Services (CPS) regarding numerous reports of neglect and abuse. News 8000 reports the Beloit Police Department arrested 40-year-old Heather McCoy and 39-year-old Lakeidric McCoy on one charge of “child neglect resulting in bodily harm” and additional five charges of …

Teacher’s aide allegedly caught on tape kicking, dragging student with special needs
Child Abuse
April 20, 2018

Teacher’s aide allegedly caught on tape kicking, dragging student with special needs

A teacher’s aide at a Pennsylvania middle school was arrested Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old boy with special needs. Per WPVI, Erin Horan, an aide at Indian Valley Middle School, is accused of attacking Tony Walston on April 12 after he walked outside the school and sat on some steps. Investigators said the aide followed Walston and …

Substitute gym teacher put middle schooler in chokehold for ‘trash-talking’: Report
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April 16, 2018

Substitute gym teacher put middle schooler in chokehold for ‘trash-talking’: Report

A substitute gym teacher at a Florida middle school is facing criminal charges for allegedly grabbing a 12-year-old boy by his neck and pushing him into a wall. According to The Lakeland Ledger, Robert Knight, 39, was arrested after a Westwood Middle School student told a school resource officer about an altercation that happened a day earlier. The …

Daughter, 4, comes home from day care with 3 missing teeth, busted nose and bruises: Report
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April 16, 2018

Daughter, 4, comes home from day care with 3 missing teeth, busted nose and bruises: Report

A Kansas mother wants answers weeks after her 4-year-old daughter came home from day care with three teeth missing and a busted lip. Donisha Franklin told WDAF that she noticed her daughter, Heaven, had returned from Kingdom Christian Academy Daycare on March 1 with a swollen nose. Upon further inspection, she reportedly discovered that three of …

Lucas Hernandez Update: Horrid reports of child abuse revealed in new court doc as little boy remains missing for over a month
Child Abuse
April 13, 2018

Lucas Hernandez Update: Horrid reports of child abuse revealed in new court doc as little boy remains missing for over a month

As authorities continue to search for missing Kansas boy Lucas Hernandez, a new court document recently emerged that paints a horrific picture of child abuse, reportedly at the hands of the boy’s stepmother. The Wichita Eagle obtained a court document filed by a Sedgwick County prosecutor that details allegations of child abuse against Lucas’ stepmother, …

Stoner mom jailed after toddler daughter eats THC-laced mac and cheese: Cops
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April 9, 2018

Stoner mom jailed after toddler daughter eats THC-laced mac and cheese: Cops

A Tempe, Arizona, mother was jailed Thursday after her two-year-old daughter allegedly ate macaroni and cheese made with THC butter. Per Arizona’s Family, Alaina Marie Limpert, 25, was arrested after someone in her household contacted Department of Child Safety about the child ingesting the laced mac and cheese while eating with her father on April 4. Limpert is …

‘I’m so sorry I wasn’t there to protect you’: Man jailed for brutally beating 3-year-old girl after mom allegedly finds her dead in bed
Child Abuse
April 3, 2018

‘I’m so sorry I wasn’t there to protect you’: Man jailed for brutally beating 3-year-old girl after mom allegedly finds her dead in bed

New York City police arrested a Queens man Tuesday in connection with the beating death of his 3-year-old stepdaughter, prosecutors announced Tuesday. According to the New York Daily News, Marc Jenkins, 32, was charged with murder and assault charges after an autopsy determined that Bella Edwards died Monday from blunt force trauma to her abdomen. Law enforcement sources told …

‘Dad’ breaks 12 of infant daughter’s bones during repeated abuse: Police
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April 2, 2018

‘Dad’ breaks 12 of infant daughter’s bones during repeated abuse: Police

A Rhode Island man was arrested last week, accused of breaking his 2-month-old daughter’s arms, legs, ribs, and collarbone. The Providence Journal reports that a suspect was arrested after the infant’s mother brought the girl to the hospital Wednesday with a broken right leg. Police said it was then and there that doctors determined that …

Devonte Hart family’s fatal SUV plunge over cliff was likely ‘intentional’: Police
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April 1, 2018

Devonte Hart family’s fatal SUV plunge over cliff was likely ‘intentional’: Police

The fatal crash that killed at least five members of the same family in Northern California earlier this week appears to have been intentional, an investigating officer confirmed on Sunday. California Highway Patrol Acting Assistant Chief Greg Baart told KGW 8 News that investigators “do have reason to believe … that the crash was intentional,” …

Mom takes saw to autistic son’s neck, claims he ‘needed to die’ before he became ‘burden to society’: Cops
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March 30, 2018

Mom takes saw to autistic son’s neck, claims he ‘needed to die’ before he became ‘burden to society’: Cops

A Maryland mother who said she was “overwhelmed” at the prospect of raising two autistic children reportedly told hospital staff that she “tried to kill her kids again” upon arriving earlier this month with an injured 11-year-old son, according to reports. The Miami Herald indicates 46-year-old Kristina Petrie arrived at an Olney medical center on …