A Oklahoma woman has been jailed on child abuse charges after her two children called their father and told him she was abusing them. The father called police, reporting that Sheila Marie Riggie, 32, has a drinking problem and her behavior has been getting more extreme, News 9 reported. The man said he filed a …
A homicide and criminal mistreatment investigation are underway in Washington after a 14-month-old died at her home earlier this month. The Spokesman-Review reported that the toddler girl had been dead for hours by the time her 20-year-old mother called 911 to her South Hill apartment on July 3. A firefighter arrived at the residence first …
A young Florida boy who died suspiciously last month had clear indications of being physically abused over the course of several years, WESH-TV reports. Now, the boy’s babysitter has been charged with murder after fleeing the state following the child’s death. On June 11, 25-year-old Joshua Manns was babysitting 3-year-old Jameson Nance in West Melbourne, Florida, …
A former South Carolina social services worker is facing charges after she allegedly falsified documents concerning an abused child. According to court documents, former DSS worker Amanda Marie Sutherland, 29, had 24 hours to investigate allegations of child abuse reported on April 21. She’s accused of never following through on the investigation. The child in …
Illinois officials determined late last month that a bus attendant had abused a 10-year-old student with autism on at least one instance, according to reports. LaBeth Frye told WBBM that her son first mentioned his hands hurting in October 2019. The boy, who is nonverbal, reportedly told his mother, “Hands hurt, mom. My hands hurt,” …
A Michigan man has been arrested on charges of first degree child abuse after he allegedly beat his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son into a coma. Ryan McManus was jailed on Tuesday and released on $100,000 bond on Friday, Fox 2 reported. Oakland County sheriff’s deputies were alerted to the case by Child Protective Services who had …
A Florida man will spend life in prison after molesting his girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter before trying to get rid of the evidence. In April 2019, Lewis Matthews was at his girlfriend’s home in Tampa, when he began sexually battering her minor daughter. At 3 a.m. one early morning, the child’s mother walked in on Lewis …
Authorities in Georgia removed a 12-year-old boy from his home on Friday, a day after he was reportedly filmed being beaten and having his head shaved for being gay. Atlanta police confirmed to WXIA that the child was removed from the residence on June 18 and placed in the Division of Family and Children Services’ …
A Tennesee family says an 8-month-old baby was beaten to near death and although the case has been determined to be child abuse, there have been no arrests. In late January, Jennifer Atkinson said she received a call that her niece, Makenzie, was in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. NBC 10 News reports that according …
A former Kansas daycare employee has been charged with four counts of child abuse after video reportedly showed her abusing children in her care more than 170 times 24 days. Rachel Beth Schrader, 24, was fired after her employer, Shawnee Mission Christian Wee Care in Westwood, reviewed security footage and saw her physically abusing the …
A year-old Texas baby weighed just 8 1/2 pounds at the time of her death earlier this month, her body was covered with dirt, and she had blisters on her lower back and buttocks. The baby girl’s parents, 22-year-old Sage Wright and 24-year-old Christian Bishop-Torrence, were arrested Friday in Wichita Falls and charged with injury …
A Colorado daycare provider was arrested on Monday for allegedly abusing an infant who died while in her care in February. The El Paso Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that officers responded to a home daycare facility operated by Dana McNair, 53, amid reports of an unresponsive child. The infant ultimately died at a …
