A man and woman are facing criminal charges as an 8-month-old baby fights for her life following a shooting at a New Mexico motel. According to KOAT, the young victim’s mother, 18-year-old Shayanne Nelson, exited the Zia Motel room in Gallup recently with blood all over her. She reportedly claimed in an interview with authorities …
A jury deliberated for about a day this week before finding a former nanny guilty of charges including attempted murder and assault. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 47-year-old Marianne Benjamin-Williams was accused of stuffing a baby wipe deep into the throat of a 2-month-old baby in her care last year. According to the New York Post, …
A foster father in Missouri was arrested last week, months after he allegedly beat and shook a 3-month-old baby to the point that the infant was hospitalized for more than a week. John Grant, 34, was arrested Tuesday on felony child abuse charges stemming from injuries a baby in his care suffered sometime between January …
Authorities arrested a Florida man on Monday after he allegedly killed his newborn infant earlier this month “out of frustration.” Bradenton Herald reports that 29-year-old Artem Eydelman was taking care of his 7-week-old daughter, Gwendolyn, on November 17, when he allegedly became impatient and frustrated at the baby. He’s accused of hitting her on the head …
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Authorities in Florida arrested a woman Thursday after they said she exposed an infant to cocaine earlier this year, which apparently led to him suffering extensive brain damage. Angelica Lopez, 29, stands accused of waiting 11 grueling hours before calling for emergency services after the 3-month-old baby boy “showed signs of physical distress” when he …
A Florida woman was arrested Friday after Pasco County authorities accused her of making her teen daughter walk naked down the street for misbehaving. Tampa Bay Times reports that 34-year-old Rosalie Contreras is facing a child abuse charge after forcing her daughter to walk nude close to Old Lakeland Highway in Dade City on Thursday at around …
Authorities in Texas say a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of abusing his young daughter. According to WSVN, Johnnie Lee Carter was arrested in El Paso County on suspicion of inflicting serious bodily injury on a child. The charge stems from an incident earlier this year in which law enforcement officers were dispatched to …
A Pennsylvania man learned that his sentence had been upheld after he was convicted of several criminal counts last year related to a 2015 child abuse investigation. According to Penn Live, 27-year-old Enrique Soto had appealed the 38- to 76-month jail sentence as too lengthy. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Soto testified that he laughed as …
A Pennsylvania mother is accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter on Halloween by pushing her down a flight of basement stairs. Ciara Robinson, 25, was charged with third-degree murder in addition to voluntary and involuntary manslaughter for the October 31 death of Amatulah McLaughlin. According to WCAU, Robinson admitted to beating and punching McLaughlin while threatening to put her …
A man and woman have pleaded guilty to two criminal charges each months after their initial arrests. Authorities in Texas were pursuing criminal charges against the husband and wife accused of sexually abusing or exploiting dozens of minors between the ages of 8 months and 14 years old. According to WFLA, 26-year-old Christopher Almaguer and …
Authorities in Missouri say a man who was previously sentenced to 13 years in prison for violently shaking his infant son in 1998 could face new charges after 20-year-old Dominick J. Pittsenbarger’s death earlier this year. According to the New York Post, 39-year-old Olin Shane Tannery was released from prison in 2007 after his conviction …
