Mom jailed after 16-year-old son is hospitalized weighing 26 POUNDS: Police
Child Abuse
Police said the teen is doing ‘really well’ in foster care
Child Abuse
January 20, 2020
‘People chose not to listen’: DCF returned toddler to mom weeks before she died of ‘non-accidental’ head injuries [Docs]
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) were allegedly involved with a 2-year-old Massachusetts girl who died on New Year’s Eve — weeks after her mother had regained custody of her. Shaniqua Leonard, 29, was charged with reckless endangerment following the death of her daughter, Lyric Farrell, who was rushed to the hospital on December …
child endangerment
January 17, 2020
Mom leaves 6 children alone with dead body while she goes to work
A mother in Fargo, North Dakota, is facing multiple charges after she allegedly left her six children alone with the body of a friend who had died in her home. KVLY reports that Amber Barrett, 32, is facing multiple charges including child neglect stemming from a November 2019 incident in which she allegedly left her …
child endangerment
January 16, 2020
Mom, grandparents keep FOUR young children locked in makeshift cages: Police
Authorities in Alabama arrested a mother, grandfather, and grandmother on Monday after an investigation revealed that at least four children were being locked in makeshift cages. Lee County investigators and Department of Human Resources officials conducted a welfare check and discovered two wooden cages equipped with hasps and locks in addition to four young children …
child endangerment
January 10, 2020
Baby boy found lying on Kentucky road in 35 degree weather while mom was a mile away
Police in southeastern Kentucky arrested the parents of a 5 1/2-month-old boy found lying on a road in “minimal clothing” with temperatures barely above freezing. The Louisville Courier-Journal said both Destiny D. McQueen, 21, and Michael E. Augst, 49, were under the influence of drugs when they were arrested at about 3:15 a.m. Thursday morning. …
child endangerment
January 6, 2020
Tot boy severely burned after teen babysitter leaves him alone in scalding hot bath, cops say
A New York woman is accused of leaving a 2-year-old boy in a scalding hot bath unattended, resulting in the toddler suffering burns to 20 percent of his body. Nassau police said Yenci Lopez, 19, was caring for the toddler on Sunday evening when she put him in the hot bath. Though the boy screamed, …
child endangerment
January 4, 2020
Parents of newborn found dead in motel room cooler charged with evidence tampering
The parents of 3-week-old baby whose body was found in a cooler in a Dallas motel room have been charged with tampering with evidence by concealing a corpse, the Dallas Police Department said. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Dallas police found the infant’s body on December 28 when they were asked to conduct a welfare check …
child endangerment
December 30, 2019
3-week-old baby boy found dead in a cooler in a Dallas motel room
Texas police are looking for information about a newborn baby boy found dead in a cooler inside a Dallas motel room. The police department said its detectives were contacted by Child Protective Services and asked to conduct a welfare check on a 3-week-old infant at the motel on South Lancaster Road just off Interstate 20 …
child endangerment
December 22, 2019
Mom leaves 9-month-old alone in tub; little Cameron DROWNS while she’s napping: Cops
Detectives in south Florida are investigating after a 9-month-old baby drowned when his mother left him unattended in the bathtub and took a nap, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office said the child’s parents, identified as Heather Clifford, 29, and Shawn Stewart Davis, 30, found the boy face down in the water …
child endangerment
December 17, 2019
‘I told you this would happen’: Boy shoots toddler sister dead with dad’s loaded gun left out [Docs]
The children’s mother said she ‘heard a noise’ but did not realize what had happened until two hours later
child endangerment
December 15, 2019
Florida woman left kids overnight in squalid mini-school bus while she smoked pot on boat: Cops
A Florida woman has been charged with three counts of felony child abuse after police found her three children abandoned overnight in a mini-school bus parked in a city beach lot with a bucket for a toilet and a bin of perishable food but no cooler. The mother, Andrea L. Kerrins, 33, was found aboard …
child endangerment
December 12, 2019
‘Overwhelmed’ mom abandons disabled, starving son at hospital
A Georgia woman is accused of leaving her 14-year-old son with mental disabilities outside of a hospital last week. Diana Elliott, 37, reportedly entered at Grady Memorial Hospital with her son but left him outside the building and took off in a red minivan without him. The 14-year-old appeared malnourished, and police said he appeared …