Child Abuse

‘They Didn’t Ask Me for Anything’: Family Member Called DCS Before Police Found Disabled Girl Dead in Garbage Outside Home
Child Abuse

Tennessee’s Department of Children Services was reportedly involved with a 4-year-old girl before she was found dead last Tuesday. Sequoia Samuels’ mother, Brittany Jackson, allegedly admitted that her daughter died weeks before she and her live-in boyfriend, Jaylon Hobson, reported her missing. Memphis police found Samuels in a garbage container outside her home — and …

Child Abuse
June 14, 2023

‘Tortured’ 6-Year-Old Boy Kept in Locked Dog Cage Before Drowning in Bathtub

A Florida couple was arrested for abusing the woman’s son, who reportedly drowned in their care in April. On April 22, Anthony Rouse, 6, apparently drowned in a bathtub at his mother and stepfather’s Winter Haven home. While Tre and Alize Seymore, 27 and 25, have not been directly charged in connection with Rouse’s death, …

Child Abuse
June 7, 2023

Virginia Parents Charged, Infant Boy Hospitalized With Maggot-Filled Rat Bites

A Virginia couple was arrested this week after their 5-month-old son reportedly suffered severe rat bites. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported that Sellina Coleman, 20, initially blamed the bites on a cat but later said they were rodent bites. The infant’s father, Michael Stevenson, 38, allegedly told police that a similar incident occurred with their …

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Child Abuse
June 5, 2023

Mom Charged Months After Frostbitten 2-Month-Old Son Has Leg Amputated

An Indiana woman was charged on Thursday, months after her newborn son reportedly suffered frostbite so severe he had part of his right leg amputated. In December, Brittney Dickens, 33, took the baby to the hospital with a host of issues, including frostbite to his right foot, malnutrition, dehydration, septic shock, and renal failure. He …

Child Abuse
May 29, 2023

Mom Describes 7 Malnourished Kids With Maggots in Hair as ‘Garbage Disposals With Legs’

A Pennsylvania couple was jailed earlier this month for neglecting their seven children who were found living in deplorable conditions. On April 23, police responded to West Rockhill Township amid reports of two juveniles entering an abandoned trailer. Responding officers located Crystal and Shane Robertson’s 12-year-old daughter, who was barefoot and had taken a blanket …

Child Abuse
May 26, 2023

Dad Charged With Beating Death of 2-Month-Old Son

A 27-year-old Minnesota man has been charged with the severe beating of his 2-month-old son that led to his death earlier this week. Hunter Matthew McCutchen has been charged with four counts of first-degree manslaughter and one count of endangering a child, the Post Bulletin reported. According to the criminal complaint, the child’s mother called …

Child Abuse
May 23, 2023

Mom Charged With Murder in Death of 6-Year-Old Son

A 31-year-old Wisconsin woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 6-year-old son earlier this year. A criminal complaint says that Josie Dikeman stands accused of killing Alexavier Pedrin on February 11, WEAU reports. According to the complaint, Dikeman called 911 that morning and said her son was unresponsive. Crews arrived on …

Child Abuse
May 19, 2023

Court Docs Reveal Gruesome Abuse After 10-year-old Boy Escapes Family Home, Asks for Food

Arrest warrants for a Georgia mother and father accused of trying to starve their 10-year-old son to death provide detailed accounts of the disturbing living conditions the victim endured. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Tyler and Krista Schindley have been charged with attempted murder, false imprisonment, cruelty to children, and other related charges. Police found the …

Child Abuse
May 18, 2023

‘We thought he was about six’: Neighbors Speak Out After Abused 10-year-old Escapes Home, Asks for Help & Food

Georgia neighbors who helped a child after he escaped accused abusive parents say they’re concerned about potentially overlooking signs that something was amiss. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Tyler and Krista Schindley have been charged with attempted murder, false imprisonment, cruelty to children, and other related charges. Police found the victim, a 10-year-old,  alone in a …