UPDATE The pretrial conference has been rescheduled until April 7, after suspect Damon Becnel’s attorney was granted a continuance. Original Story A pretrial conference for a Florida man accused of abusing his daughter and dog is set for Monday via Zoom, CBS 5 reports. Damon Becnel was arrested January 2, 2020, on child abuse and animal …
A French couple was convicted this week, in connection with the death of a 3-year-old boy who died in 2016 after enduring days of abuse. BBC News reports that Loïc Vantal, 28, delivered blows so brutal that his girlfriend’s son, Tony, that the child passed away from “deliberate violence leading to death.” According to an …
The attorney for Ariel Robinson, a South Carolina woman accused of homicide by child abuse, plans to push for her jail released based on background and lifelong residency in South Carolina. Fits News reports that Ariel Robinson, 29, and her husband, Jerry Robinson, 34, are scheduled for a bond hearing on February 12. Both suspects …
The mother of a Georgia toddler allegedly beaten to death by a babysitter says that there is no way the killing was spontaneous. Kristin Fridley Gannt, the mother of 2-year-old Fallon Fridley, appeared on “Dr. Phil” Tuesday to discuss the death of her child and the circumstances surrounding it, including how a former longtime friend …
A Pennsylvania man is behind bars after police say he brutally beat his girlfriend’s young child on Tuesday night. News 11 reports that Tyler Mason was babysitting 3-year-old Aiden Lombardi when his mother left home to drop off her friend’s children. According to court documents, the child’s mother told authorities she left home briefly and …
A Florida woman allegedly threw her 1-month-old daughter Monday during a domestic dispute, seriously injuring the baby. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Shana Vega, 34, pulled a knife on her daughter’s father and threw the newborn at him at an extended stay hotel in West Palm Beach. The father reportedly did not catch the …
A Florida husband accused of abusing his children says that he tried to intervene when his wife was doling out punishment, but she ended up punishing him as well. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Jennifer Wolfthal and Joseph Wolfthal, of Casselberry, are facing charges of aggravated child abuse, child neglect with great bodily harm, and false imprisonment. …
A Florida children’s book author and her husband are facing charges for allegedly abusing three adopted children, in what police are calling the most disturbing case of child abuse seen in Seminole County. ABC 9 reports that Jennifer Wolfthal and Joseph Wolfthal, of Casselberry, are facing charges of aggravated child abuse, child neglect with great …
The victim reportedly called the residence ‘the mean house’
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional details become available.* An alleged Lousiana child rapist denies raping a young girl, but her family says the suspect impregnated the child. Nola.com reports that Cleto Montoya Rodas, 41, has been arrested and charged with first-degree rape and sexual battery. The incident allegedly happened …
The Season 20 winner of “Worst Cooks in America” apparently joked about child abuse before she was arrested for killing her 3-year-old adopted daughter. According to TMZ, 29-year-old Ariel Robinson performed to a small crowd in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 2019, when she discussed how her oldest sons misbehaved during a social worker’s visit to …
A California couple who appealed the torture conviction of a young child is scheduled to be re-sentenced after a court upheld the appeal. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sara Lynn Krueger and Ryan Scott Warner were convicted in 2017 of first-degree murder with special circumstances of torture, in connection with the death of 3-year-old Kayleigh Slusher. …
