A British mother was arrested on Saturday in Tel Aviv for allegedly checking Facebook while her baby girl drowned in the bathtub, police say. The Mirror reports that Tel Aviv authorities arrested 23-year-old Kayla Lynton in connection with the death of her 6-month-old girl, Naomi, who drowned in a bathtub in July. A source close …
Two days after their 9-year-old boy was reported missing, a Louisiana couple faces criminal charges. According to WAFB, authorities in Evangeline Parish staged a search for young Bryson Thibodeaux on Saturday after parents Paul and Minette reported him missing. The boy reportedly ran away from the Blue Point residence on Friday and was found the …
Authorities in Illinois are pursuing criminal charges against a woman accused of hiding her teen daughter’s medical condition from others in the family, resulting in the girl’s death last month. According to Fox News, the 14-year-old was diagnosed with diabetes in 2013. Prosecutors claim Amber Hampshire was aware of the girl’s diagnosis but did not …
An Indiana man called the police and accused his ex of stealing Christmas gifts, according to police, but ended up behind bars on Christmas Day after responding officers found a child inside his Evansville home, living in reported despicable conditions. NBC 14 reports Michael Ford called Evansville authorities on Christmas Day and claimed that his former …
An Indiana mother is speaking out after she was arrested for allegedly leaving her two young children at home unsupervised while she went to work earlier this month. According to WFLA, 25-year-old Taylor Cumings was locked up after leaving her 4- and 7-year-old sons at their Muncie residence for a full day last week. She …
Authorities in Florida say a 28-year-old social worker is facing criminal charges of possessing a range of illegal child pornography. According to WESH, authorities arrested Bartow resident William Smith at his home on Friday and jailed him on suspicion of using social media to obtain child porn. Local police opened an investigation after receiving a …
A Texas couple whose daughter died after they left her in the backseat of a vehicle could face decades in prison, the Houston Chronicle reports. Olga Esquivel and Angel Esquivel-Blanco, of Humble, Texas, were charged earlier this week with child abandonment in connection with the death of their 2-year-old daughter, Alicia Esquivel. The girl died …
A California woman is behind bars after allegedly urging her little girl to cross railroad tracks by going under a train car that had temporarily stopped on Monday. KTLA 5 reports that Joy Frances Collins, 44, was with her two children, a 9-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter, on Monday evening as she tried to get to …
A Wisconsin woman was handed down a probation sentence and required drug addiction treatment after she got high on crack cocaine and marijuana—and subsequently smothered her infant daughter to death as she slept alongside her earlier this year. The baby is reportedly the second child to die while in the woman’s care. As reported by …
The father of a 2-month-old New York boy who was allegedly almost killed by his nanny testified this week that the nanny hung up the phone as he attempted to give her instructions on how to save his life. Marianne Benjamin-Williams, 46, is facing attempted murder charges for the May 2017 incident that reportedly left …
Authorities in Kentucky say a woman was arrested on suspicion of providing marijuana to a pair of young children recently at her home. According to WKYT, Lexington County Sheriff’s Office investigators allege Janet Cates and her boyfriend, Josh Thomas, were at the home with the children of their neighbors. Police reports indicate Cates was arrested …
A Pennsylvania mother was criminally charged Monday after she allegedly drove for two miles with her 12-year-old son clinging to the car hood. According to LehighValleyLive.com, Bethlehem Township police said Shaurice Jones, 36, took her son to the dentist Wednesday when he refused to go into the office and climbed on top of the vehicle. Jones reportedly …
