An Ohio mother has been arrested months after investigators say she poured hot water over her young son and then tried to hide his injuries with diapers and socks. Court documents say Laneasha Walker hurt the boy on December 12, WKRC reports. The child, whose age was not given, suffered second degree burns over 10 …
A 43-year-old Louisiana mother was arrested on Sunday after she dropped her 8-year-old son off at a Ponchatoula laundry mat and drove 60 miles away to another town across Lake Ponchartrain on the opposite side of New Orleans. Detectives soon learned that it wasn’t the first time that day Jeannette Edmonds had tried to dump …
Police in Ohio have arrested a 36-year-old woman after finding her 3- and 8-year-old children wandering outside in 8 degree temperatures after midnight Thursday. Mentor Police said they were called to an Extended Stay America hotel by a resident who had found a small child, wearing only a sweater, alone outside and brought her in …
A 22-year-old California mother was arrested Sunday after her toddler’s grandmother reported the child had bruising on his body. Barstow Police said the grandmother picked up the 2-year-old at a custody exchange with the mother, identified as Lillian Roxanne Nunez-Arvizu, and noticed the bruising. She contacted police who attempted to find Nunez-Arvizu but were unable …
A Missouri couple has been charged with child endangerment after they allegedly allowed a child suffer with a serious staph infection for a year, even as the boy’s sores swelled to the size of baseballs. William Robinson, 41, and Keisha Morgan, 35, were booked into jail in St. Clair County on Tuesday, KOLR reports. The …
A jury reached a partial verdict in connection with Maya Hernandez, a California mother who left her son inside a hot car while she visited a Bakersfield spa. According to KBAK, a Kern County jury convicted Hernandez on two counts of child endangerment Thursday. They deadlocked on second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. The jurors questioned …
A Texas mother and grandmother were arrested last week after a toddler was seen on camera roaming in the woods wearing only a dress and no shoes. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said it was called by a property owner who saw the little girl on a game camera in the early hours of December …
A Missouri couple have been charged in what police say is one of the worst child abuse case they’ve ever investigated. The investigation began months ago when one of their three children arrived at school with a significant cut, KMOV reported. When Amberly Britton and Mark Myers failed to respond to attempts to contact them, …
A Pennsylvania couple was arrested earlier this month after their 13-year-old son was hospitalized twice in one week with severe episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). An affidavit said the boy has type 1 diabetis, autism, ADHD, and hypoglycemia unawareness and requires adult supervision over all aspects of his diabetes management, according to The Daily Voice. …
A babysitter has been charged causing serious injuries to child she was caring for and washing the baby’s clothes in an attempt to hide the evidence. A criminal complaint says that Amanda Greger, 37, was caring for the girl overnight on November 9 at her mother’s home while the mother worked, WXIX reported. When the …
An Ohio mother appeared in court this week to face that she has medically abused her two-year-old son in a near constant basis since he was born. Jennifer Parker, 43, has been charged with three counts of child endangerment, WLWT reported. “Meaning that she engaged in a pattern of the overutilization of inappropriate medical care …
A California daycare owner is facing charges after a 5-month-old died in her care earlier this month. According to CBS News, the incident happened at the Cherished Years Daycare in Manteca on October 22. First responders arrived at the daycare for an unresponsive infant, identified as Christian Olvera. Christian passed away on October 24 at …
