A 3-year-old girl has been taken from her Pennsylvania parents after she was found “malnourished to the point of requiring emergency medical care to prevent serious bodily injury or death.” The toddler was taken into the custody of Schuylkill County Children and Youth earlier this year, according to Skook News. Warrants were issued for her …
On Thursday, an Indiana woman was arrested in connection with Saturday’s death of her 9-year-old son, who authorities believe was abused. According to WANE, Jenna Mae Miller, 36, was charged with neglecting Elijah Ross, who was pronounced dead at a Fort Wayne hospital with bruises all over his body. On Tuesday, the woman’s wife and …
An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to murder under a plea agreement that would spare him life in prison if approved. Justin Miller appeared in court Monday and admitted to killing his family member’s 11-month-old daughter, Mercedes Lain, while he was supposed to be babysitting her in August. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found Mercedes …
A Florida woman was arrested last week after her four children were found living in deplorable conditions — which also entailed her young daughter being kept in a closet for nearly a month, police said. Jacksonville police responded to Alexandra Ebey’s home on December 14, after a neighbor reported that she had not seen Ebey’s …
Now Hector Solis is in jail, charged with first degree murder.
A Texas couple could face additional charges after their 18-month-old son was found dead in their home on Tuesday. Henderson County police said in a statement that Erin and Daniel Dennis, 23 and 25, their deceased son, David, and their two other children, ages 2 and 4, lived together at a residence in Murchison. The …
The husband of an Alabama nurse practitioner jailed for the attempted murder of her adopted daughter has now been arrested on the same charge. A grand jury indicted Bartley Blakely, 42, this week, and he was arrested on Friday and released after paying a $150,000 bond, WIAT reported. His wife, Trussville nurse practitioner Kala Blakely, …
A south Georgia couple was arrested last month cruelty to children charges after the mother allegedly tried to smother her daughter with a blanket, and the girl’s stepfather threatened to stab her “in the heart with a butcher knife.” The Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office released information about the case this week but withheld the suspects’ …
A mother and father charged with hiding the body of year-old baby boy in the walls of their Pennsylvania home have now been charged with the child’s death, after a forensic examination found significant trauma on the boy’s body. Kylie Wilt, the 5-month-old’s mother, was previously charged with aggravated assault, conspiracy, concealing the death of …
A Georgia couple has been charged with child cruelty for allegedly leaving their 6-year-old daughter in a filthy bedroom for hours on end. Tiphanie Lanier, 29, and Joseph Lipscomb, 35, were charged with one count each of first degree cruelty to children, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said. Arrest warrants for the pair described the room as …
The family of a Texas toddler who was allegedly beaten by her father on Sunday — resulting in her death days later — has accused Child Protective Services of not intervening despite receiving several reports about ongoing abuse at the home. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Billy Joiner Jr., beat Elena Joiner, 3, causing …
A New Mexico mother is accused of abusing her young son so severely that one doctor described it as “torture,” the Farmington Daily Times reports. The woman, 23-year-old Marissa Gutierrez, allegedly locked the 4-year-old boy in closets, starved him, and caused serious injuries such as spinal fractures, a brain bleed and a broken arm, according …
