Child Abuse

Child Abuse
October 1, 2020

Caregiver charged after toddler dies; more charges may follow autopsy

A Virginia woman has been charged with child abuse, neglect, and aggravated malicious wounding for the injuries her ex-boyfriend’s child received while in her care last month, WSET reports. The 3-year-old boy had life-threatening injuries when he was airlifted from the tiny community of Gladys to Roanoke-Carillon Hospital on September 16. Campbell County deputies learned …

Child Abuse
September 25, 2020

Mother who locked ‘unsocialized’ children inside filthy cages at ‘real-life house of horrors’ is back in jail

An Alabama woman accused of abusing and neglecting her children is back behind bars after violating her bond agreement. In January, as CrimeOnline previously reported, three people were arrested after deputies conducted a welfare check at a home in Lee County, Alabama. Authorities found wooden cages and “evidence that the children had been locked in the …

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Child Abuse
September 21, 2020

Family says con artist boyfriend pretended to be a family man, then beat girlfriend’s toddlers, leaving one dead on car hood [Exclusive]

Family members are speaking out after a Michigan man allegedly beat to death one toddler and critically injured his twin brother. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ecorse police responded to a call at around 4 a.m. in late July, in connection to an unresponsive child at the Renaissance Estates apartment complex. Responding officers arrived to find a …

Child Abuse
September 16, 2020

2-month-old Alabama tot found with 12 fractured ribs and a broken wrist

The parents of a 2-month-old Alabama girl have been charged with aggravated child abuse after the infant stopped breathing and was rushed to a hospital — where doctors found she had 12 fractured ribs and a healing broken wrist. Kylar Matthew Markley, 22, and McKayla Leigh Allen, 19, both of Gadsden, were arrested September 3, …

Child Abuse
September 4, 2020

Couple jailed months after infant dies, bloodied toddler tests positive for narcotics: Docs

A Florida couple was arrested Monday, months after their 3-month-old child reportedly died in their care and a toddler in their household tested positive for narcotics. WJXY obtained a heavily-redacted arrest report which stated that the infant was pronounced dead at a hospital in January. Cheyanne Schilling, 24, was transported to the hospital around the …

Child Abuse
September 3, 2020

Ohio couple locks little girl in dog cage as punishment

An Ohio couple was arrested this week for allegedly torturing a 7-year-old girl over a period of seven months last year, including padlocking the little girl into a dog cage, Cleveland.com reports. A grand jury in Canton indicted Derek Mayle, 30, and Lillian Cottrell, 29, Monday on charges of endangering children. Court records say the …