A Seminole, Oklahoma, couple was found guilty of killing their 9-year-old foster son—despite the fact that his body was never found. The Ada News reported that James Rex Clark, 67, and Rebecca Faith Clark, 61, were convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder-child abuse and four counts of child abuse by injury, in connection with the death of Levi …
A Wales, England, fitness instructor is facing murder charges for allegedly killing his 18-month-old daughter that he officially adopted with his husband two weeks earlier. BBC reported that Matthew Scully-Hicks, 31, is accused of “violently shaking” his 18-month-old daughter, Elsie Scully-Hicks, until she sustained serious head injuries. The baby is said to have suffered months …
Capital murder charges against a Watauga, Texas, father accused of smothering his 2-year-old daughter were dropped after the man’s young son reportedly admitted to causing the toddler’s death. Investigators believed Anthony Michael Sanders, 33, suffocated Ellie Mae Sanders on December 12, 2015, because she had interrupted his computer games. However, a capital murder trial set for September 11 never …
Parents NEVER notified of abuse allegations
A Colorado grandmother was convicted on Friday of child abuse that resulted in the death of her baby grandson, the Denver Post reports. Jurors found Sandy Archuleta guilty in the death of 4-month-old Donovan Archuleta. In addition to the boy’s own mother, Sandy Archuleta is the second person to be convicted in the infant’s death, …
A San Anontio, Texas, mother allegedly said she didn’t call 911 for her dying daughter because her phone was low on minutes. The San Antonio Express-News reported that Jessica Briones, 35, walked into the San Antonio police station on September 5 with Olivia Briones, 4, in her arms. The unresponsive child was rushed to a local hospital where …
A Detroit, Michigan, woman is reportedly facing jail time if she doesn’t get her son vaccinated. Rebecca Bredow told WXYZ that she has a week to get her son vaccinated or be thrown behind bars. The ruling comes after the child’s father petitioned an Oakland County court to get their son immunized. “I would rather sit …
A Florida man reportedly told police that he fatally beat his 6-month-old daughter because he was “highly stressed” after losing power during Hurricane Irma. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Dekari Castell, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the beating death of his daughter, Kahi. Castell allegedly told officers that he …
A Naperville, Illinois, woman was found guilty Monday of fatally stabbing her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl she was babysitting. In a closed bench trial, Elzbieta Plackowska, 45, was convicted of ten counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with the 2012 stabbing deaths. A judge rejected …
A Waxahachie, Texas, man who sexually abused five children at his wife’s day care was sentenced to prison on Thursday. The Dallas Morning News reports that Dennis Ray Avery, 58, victimized the five children—all younger than 6—at his wife’s home-based day care over a two-year period. After pleading guilty to five counts of aggravated sexual assault of a …
A Hooks, Texas, couple allegedly locked a 7-year-old boy out of the family home last month and told him to never return. Now they face child endangerment charges. Texarkana Gazette reports that Ronald “Keith” Wright, 56, and Rendy Jo Wright, 39, allegedly kicked a 7-year-old boy out of their Hooks home, off of 400 block of County Road …
Two Muskogee, Oklahoma, women beat a young boy so badly that he suffered two strokes while hospitalized. Tulsa World reports that Rachel Jean Stevens, 29, and Kayla Ann Jones, 26, (pictured left and right) pleaded no contest Friday to child abuse and child neglect charges and were both sentenced to two 20-year prison sentences to be …
