Year: 2019

‘Maggots, flies, fleas and feces’: Cops say kids found with black eyes, living with dozens of decomposing animals

 ‘Maggots, flies, fleas and feces’: Cops say kids found with black eyes, living with dozens of decomposing animals
child endangerment

Authorities in Pennsylvania say children were found living in deplorable conditions before state authorities responded to the home in Upper Oxford this week. According to WPVI, Cpl. Robert Kirby addressed the disturbing allegations in a news conference on Wednesday. He said investigators discovered “approximately four inches of sewage in the basement, bugs, maggots, flies, fleas …

Man fatally shoots his dad in violent Father’s Day argument, cops say
Murder
June 19, 2019

Man fatally shoots his dad in violent Father’s Day argument, cops say

Authorities in Florida say a man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his own dad during a domestic dispute on Father’s Day. According to the New York Post, 32-year-old Marcus Sakers is accused of brandishing a firearm on Sunday evening as he and Fedel Ezekiel Peake, 60, engaged in a physical altercation. Police reports …

Justice for Junior: Machete killer who slayed teen attacks corrections officer, dislocating the man’s shoulder: Reports
Violent Crime
June 19, 2019

Justice for Junior: Machete killer who slayed teen attacks corrections officer, dislocating the man’s shoulder: Reports

One of the five gang members convicted for last year’s mistaken-identity murder of a 15-year-old New York boy allegedly attacked a corrections officer on Tuesday. Sources told WPIX that Jose Muniz—who is facing life in prison for the June 20 slaying of Lesandro Guzman-Feliz—dislocated the shoulder of a Manhattan Detention Center corrections officer. The officer …

Mom dumps newborn son in motel toilet
Child Abuse
June 19, 2019

Mom dumps newborn son in motel toilet

A New York woman will go to prison after admitting to dumping her newborn son in a motel toilet shortly after giving birth to him last year, resulting in his hospitalization for two weeks. The Times Herald-Record reported that Teresa Rose Smith, 23, was sentenced to 10 years for a November 1 incident at a …

Parents lock children in ‘dungeon’ with no access to food, water or bathroom: Police
Family Crime
June 19, 2019

Parents lock children in ‘dungeon’ with no access to food, water or bathroom: Police

A Michigan mother has pleaded guilty to child abuse charges following accusations that she and her then-husband kept their children locked in a room a police officer described as a “dungeon.” The Lansing State Journal reports that Sarah Conde, 29, entered into a plea deal on Tuesday, admitting to having refused dental care for her …