A California couple has been arrested on murder and child abuse charges after a 7-year-old girl died from injuries suffered at the home and 5-year-old girl was hospitalized. Retuquel Dupree, a 27-year-old former police officer, and Jessica Savangsy, 26, were charged with murder, conspiracy, and child abuse, KCRA reported. The two victims were Savangsy’s daughters, …
Police in northern California on Monday responded to a medical aid call for an unresponsive child and found two injured children, one of whom died. The unresponsive 7-year-old girl was pronounced dead at a hospital, while the 5-year-old girl was taken for treatment, according to the Roseville Police Department. Police did not describe the injuries …
A 24-year-old Maryland woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 5-week-old daughter earlier this month. Destiny Faith Chiveral has also been charged with child abuse resulting in death and other offenses. A 911 call alerted officials to the problem just after 9 a.m. on December 4, and medics pronounced the infant …
An Iowa woman has been charged with the death of her infant son, who was found head first in a trash can in January. The baby died a week later, WGEM reported. A criminal complaint says that Jaley D. Bush, 28, was visiting a friend and fell asleep on his bed on the morning of …
Authorities in Southern California are investigating the death of an infant boy whose body was found Mondya afternoon in a portable restroom in Mission Bay. Police said an employee found the child’s body and called 911 just before 1:30 p.m., KSWB reported. Investigators say they have not identified the boy or his parents. They are …
Illinois police have arrested the parents of a newborn baby who was found in a shallow grave on Friday. Nicole Pokrzywa, 36, gave birth to a baby girl at a Wilmington home in October 2024. The baby was discovered in a toilet — where her father, William Cosmen, 38, tried to push her down the …
A Utah couple allegedly left their 18-month-old daughter largely alone in her crib for four days prior to her death from complications of malnutrition and dehydration. Mitchell Chestnut Murray and Carrie Marie Murray, both 31, were arrested for investigation of aggravated murder and aggravated child abuse, KSL reported. Carrie Murray reportedly told police that her …
A Kansas man who pleaded no contest charges relating to the death of his 6-year-old daughter learned his fate on Wednesday. Joseph Schroer was sentenced to 48 months probation after his plea to two counts of aggravated endangering of a child and Medicaid fraud, KWCH reported. Should he violate the terms of the probation, he’ll …
A Louisiana teenager has been charged with murder in the death of her newborn baby girl, who was found dead in tote bag at her home. The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office said it was called on Friday by medical staff at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center who reported a 14-year-old girl had come …
A Boston couple has been charged in connection with the death of their 5-week-old daughter, nine months after the baby girl was rushed to Boston Medical Center and pronounced dead. Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said that Raynell Reed, 31, and Gerard Winn, 52, were indicted on Friday on a charge of manslaughter, Boston 25 …
A Georgia mother has been charged with murder after Sandy Springs police responded to a request for a welfare check and found an 11-year-old girl dead. Police were called Saturday morning by the girl’s aunt, who said she had gotten a text message from Shannon Grimes threatening to hurt herself, WSB reported. “They arrived on …
An Oklahoma woman has been arrested for falling asleep drunk on top of her infant son, killing him. Sarah Jamison, 31, was charged only with child neglect after a three-week investigation into the 5-month-old boy’s October 18 death, KOTV reported. Bixby police said they were called to the home early in the morning and found …
