A Florida woman who admitted to forcefully throwing an infant into his playpen is facing murder charges after the baby died from his injuries. Barbara Kendrick, 65, was originally charged with aggravated child abuse as Cooper Dubovik was hospitalized for a fractured skull. However, the charge was upgraded to murder following the 5-month-old’s death late …
In opening statements on Wednesday, an Allegheny County prosecutor said that a Pennsylvania woman on trial for drowning her two little boys in a bathtub, tried to run one over previously, while leaving the other in a hot car. CBS reports that Laurel Schlemmer is accused of killing her sons, Daniel, 6, and Luke, 3, in 2014, by drowning them …
A 5-month-old is on life support after his babysitter violently threw him into a playpen Tuesday afternoon, authorities alleged. Detectives claimed Barbara Kendrick, 65, admitted to thrashing the infant—who was teething and had a fever—because he was fussy. The 65-year-old was taking care of the baby while his parents worked, according to WLTV. The 5-month-old …
A Concord, New Hampshire, woman is facing charges after authorities accused her of having a friend shoot her up with meth and heroin while she was delivering her baby. Details surrounding the case were released to the public for the first time on Wednesday. CBS Boston reports that Felicia Farruggia, 29, (pictured on the left) was …
An Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, day care worker is facing charges after a surveillance camera caught her pushing a young girl down a flight of stairs. CBS reports that the surveillance camera was installed just in time to capture 52-year-old Sarah Gable push the child, as she stood behind her at the Child Care of the Future daycare …
The baby’s mother covered for him once before
A mother in Australia sat in a courtroom on Monday morning, facing allegations that she murdered her 3-year-old son in 2014. She’s accused of killing him because “he looked like his dad.” The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the unnamed woman reportedly told police that she killed son because she couldn’t connect with him. She …
A 21-month-old little boy is in critical condition at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta after his father reportedly beat him so badly that it caused internal bleeding and broken ribs. NBC 11 Alive reports that Shomari Holmes, the toddler’s father, is accused of striking the child in the head and chest with a closed fist between February …
A Hoke County, North Carolina, man charged with multiple counts animal cruelty and more than 110 counts of child porn appeared in court on Friday. “It’s not like I was murdering someone,” Stephen Joseph Spear, 69, reportedly said while requesting his $228,000 bond be lowered. According to KTRK, District Court Judge Chris Rhue raised the …
He weighed just 47 pounds when discovered
