Month: February 2021

‘We need to do better:’ Death of Thomas Valva, who died after NYPD cop dad forced him to spend night in freezing garage, sparks CPS reform

 THomas Valva
Family Crime

After the death of an 8-year-old boy whose mother had repeatedly expressed concerns about her son’s well-being in his father’s care, Child Protective Services in Suffolk County, New York, will undergo systemic changes with the aim of preventing further tragedies like the death of Thomas Valva. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Thomas Valva died of hypothermia …

Assault
February 8, 2021

11-year-old boy resuscitates mom when she’s choked unconscious [Cops]

A 11-year-old Connecticut boy resuscitated his unconscious mother Sunday night after she was choked unconscious by a man who was already on probation for attacking her, the CT Post reports. Bridgeport police responded to the home just before 8 p.m. after the boy called 911, telling a dispatcher he’d found 37-year-old Israel Vargas strangling his …

Murder
February 8, 2021

Beloved school bus driver dies in argument with husband [Cops]

An elderly Georgia man has been charged with murder after Houston County sheriff’s deputies found his wife dead inside the recreational vehicle where they lived, the Macon Telegraph reports. A neighbor phoned 911 around 9:30 a.m., and deputies responded to a rural area south of Perry, Georgia, where they found Debora Seidenfaden, 60, dead inside …

Mass shooting
February 8, 2021

School district had NO DUTY to warn parents about Parkland shooter before mass shooting that killed 17: Judge

On Monday, a Florida court ruled that a school district was not obligated to notify faculty, students, and students’ parents about the suspected Parkland gunman’s actions before the 2018 mass shooting that killed 17 people. In her decision, Broward Circuit Judge Patti Englander Henning wrote that the Broward School District cannot be held legally liable …

Court
February 8, 2021

Hubby gets 16 years for death of mom with online double life Kat West

An Alabama judge on Monday sentenced he husband of online exhibitionist Kat West to 16 years in prison for her death, AL.com reports. Jeff West, 47, will receive credit for the nearly three years he’s already served since being arrested for his wife’s January 12, 2018, death. He has maintained his innocence throughout — contending …

Major Turner
Crime Stories
February 8, 2021

Monday Crime Stories: 2-year-old tot boy & mommy snuggle on the sofa, shot dead

Major Turner, 2, dies after being shot in the neck. The tot boy was lying on the couch with his mother in the family’s home when multiple shots were fired. Alabama police are asking for the public’s help in bringing the culprits to justice. As CrimeOnline reported, after Major and his mother finished dinner, someone …

Accident
February 8, 2021

Rescue dog fatally mauls owner, rips her arm off as she sleeps in bed: Reports

A woman in England was killed Friday after a rescue dog apparently mauled her as she slept in bed. The Daily Mail reported that Keira Ladlow, 25, was alone in her Birmingham home at the time of the fatal incident. A relative ultimately found her and alerted authorities. Officials have not confirmed whether a Staffordshire crossbreed …

Grandfather who dropped tot 11 floors to her death aboard cruise ship is sentenced after guilty plea
Homicide
February 8, 2021

Grandfather who dropped tot 11 floors to her death aboard cruise ship is sentenced after guilty plea

An Indiana grandfather who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide after dropping his granddaughter through an 11th-floor cruise ship window learned his sentencing on Monday, according to officials. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Chloe Wiegand, an 18-month-old toddler from Granger, Indiana, was on a cruise with her family when she lost her life aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom …