A Texas mother who was given a low bond amount after allegedly beating a 3-month-old baby has been thrown back in jail. According to DailyMail, Brittney Bailey, 31, was taken into custody in March on suspicion of mistreating one of her twin infants. She’s also being investigated for her potential involvement in the death of the …
An Arizona man was arrested on Tuesday after police say he abused his 16-week-old son so egregiously that the child now has permanent brain damage. Lake Havasu police were called to a home on Saturday because the infant wasn’t breathing, the Mohave Daily News reported. Officers and medics got the child breathing again and rushed …
The primary caregivers of a 3-month-old baby were arrested in Louisiana last week after the infant was hospitalized with multiple broken bones and malnourishment. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said hospital staff contacted them on April 10 and reported their suspicions that the child was abused, KPLC reported. The subsequent investigation led to the arrests …
A Pennsylvania couple was criminally charged on Tuesday, days after the man’s 12-year-old daughter reportedly died from abuse and malnutrition. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Melinda Hoagland died hours after her father, Rendell Hoagland, 52, called medics to their West Caln on Saturday. Hoagland allegedly weighed 50 pounds when she died, in addition to six …
A Florida child services worker has been charged with child abuse after he was caught on video slamming an 11-year-old foster child onto a couch. The girl was hurt, police said, but not serious enough for hospitalization. Cordell Baugh-Samuels, 41, works as a “family care manager” for Kids Central, a contract agency for the Florida …
Disturbing new video shows a Minnesota autism center worker repeatedly pushing a 3-year-old boy to the floor, WCCO-TV reports. In the footage, obtained by the television station, 25-year-old Arianna Williams can be seen grabbing the child and slamming him to the ground. After the boy gets up, Williams shoves him back down again, causing him …
A New Mexico woman who was arrested in February — months after her 5-year-old son allegedly died of starvation — appeared in court on Wednesday. Marecella Montelongo’s son died in July after he was found unresponsive in their Alberquerque home. An autopsy determined the child, who was blind and had cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and …
An Alabama mother was arrested last week after she allegedly tried to drown her 10-year-old son in the bathtub, bit and hit him, threw bleach on him, and locked him in a closet. Ashley Elizabeth Jones was released on bond a day after her arrest on Monday, which came a day after she told police …
A pair of Nevada parents have been arrested for child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found in a “large metal enclosure” when officers were asked to check on a truancy issue. The Henderson Police Department said they and the Clark County School District Police Department conducted a welfare check Tuesday morning and found the …
A Georgia man will spend at least 15 years in prison after beating two young children in 2023, then hiding them while their injuries heal. A Catoosa County jury found 24-year-old Dillan Michael Tennant guilty of two counts of first-degree cruelty to children on Wednesday. Two days later, Catoosa County Superior Court Judge Chris Arnt sentenced …
A Texas woman convicted of fatally starving her young stepson has been sentenced to decades behind bars, despite her claims of innocence, KSAT-TV reports. Miranda Cásarez on Thursday was sentenced to 25 years in prison in connection with the August 17, 2021, death of the boy, 4-year-old Benjamin Cervera Jr. Jurors in San Antonio one …
