The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who reportedly shot his teacher in January pleaded guilty to felony neglect on Tuesday. The Richneck Elementary student reportedly shot Abigail Zwerner, 25, with his mother’s gun on January 6 as Zwerner taught 20 other students. The boy’s mother, Deja Taylor, claimed the handgun had a trigger lock …
A 32-year-old Indiana woman has been arrested after her 2-month-old daughter was found underweight and malnourished and living in horrible conditions. The Vanderburgh County Department of Child Services received a call about an infant being neglected at the home of Cassandria Roy, a woman who had a history with the department, WEHT reported. Roy refused …
A couple in West Bengal, India, sold their 8-month-old baby to buy an iPhone and travel for Instagram content, police say. According to The Indian Express, the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate was alerted to the alleged incident after some of the defendants’ residents saw the new phone and noticed that the infant hadn’t been seen in …
A West Virginia couple was jailed earlier this month, after their 8-year-old daughter allegedly jumped out of a window to beg strangers for food. WOWK reported that Ellio and Ryan Hardman, 33, were arrested after their barefoot child jumped out of a second-story window at their Calhoun County home and went to a Family Dollar. …
A Wisconsin woman whose 7-year-old son was shot last month appeared in court on Wednesday. Amanda Krebs’ recent preliminary hearing was adjourned and rescheduled because she did not have a lawyer. Outside of court, WITI questioned her about what led up to the June 25 shooting in her Milwaukee home that left her son with …
A 51-year-old Tennessee woman faces six counts of child neglect after a 3-month-old boy in her care was found dead and six other children were left unattended in her apartment. Anne C. Jordan was arrested Thursday afternoon in Hickman County and returned to Nashville, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. The 3-month-old’s mother and …
A Texas mother has been charged with child abandonment and endangerment after her 8-year-old son, who was reportedly skinny, weak, and malnourished, broke into a residence and was caught stealing food from a refrigerator. Valley Central reports that police arrested Crystal Viera on June 20 in San Benito, according to a news release by the …
A Bronx couple have been indicted on neglect charges after police found the woman’s two daughters naked a bruised in a locked room, eating pieces of a foam mattress. The two girls, ages 3 and 4, were found in an apartment “with urine and feces about the place” and without adequate food, clothing, or clean …
A Florida woman has been charged with neglect after a puppy bit a baby’s hand when she left her alone to take a shower, resulting in the girl losing several fingers. The incident took place on February 14, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Chloe Wisniewski, 21, told investigators she was feeling ill and …
A Florida mom allegedly left her two young kids unattended inside a stolen vehicle that later burst into flames while she was shoplifting at a nearby mall, Fox 35 reports. Authorities say 24-year-old Alicia Moore parked outside a Dillard’s department store at the Oviedo Mall near Orlando and allegedly left her two children, ages 2 and …
Michael McGuire had previously been removed as a family court judge for abuse of power and misconduct.
A 25-year-old Indiana man was arrested Friday for neglect after a toddler found a loaded gun and fatally shot himself. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police said the boy was shot Friday night and taken to Riley Children’s Hospital in critical condition, but he later died from his injuries, WISH reported. Jahbar Scott was charged with neglect of …
