A Florida woman was arrested on Wednesday after a postal worker found a naked toddler wandering alone on an Ocala street. The Ocala Police Department said the child had multiple scratches, a bruise near the right eye, and a bloody nose and was covered in sand. Medical personnel took the child to a hospital for …
Two Florida children are in the custody of a state agency and their parents in jail after a naked toddler wandered into a neighbor’s yard last week, leading police to a home in deplorable condition. The Vero Beach Police Department said the neighbor contacted them early Wednesday afternoon about the little girl. Other neighbors told …
A Mississippi woman was arrested last week after she intentionally ran over her own 6-year-old child with her car. A local hospital called Hattiesburg Police when the child was brought in for treatment at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, WDAM reported. The child’s father also incurred minor injuries in the incident, which police deemed a …
The parents of a 5-year-old Indiana girl shot and killed by her 6-year-old brother have been arrested and charged with neglect. A probable cause affidavit said that the 6-year-old told investigators he took a gun out of a safe on a dresser in his parents’ bedroom, WXIN reported. “[He] stated that the key was in …
A Texas woman was arrested on Tuesday, nearly ten months after her 6-year-old daughter reportedly starved to death while in her care. The girl was pronounced dead on October 3, 2021, after her mother, Stephanie Jimenez, 38, called 911 to their San Antonio home because she was unresponsive. The girl weighed 31 pounds, and the …
The parents of a Indiana toddler were arrested this week after police found the 1-year-old girl strapped into a car seat and alone on the floor of a motel room. Scottsburg Police and the Department of Child Services found the little girl on Sunday after motel staff helped them get inside when no one answered …
A Minnesota couple who fled the country following their son’s 2015 death has returned to the U.S. and will face charges, despite thinking their attorneys would take care of everything. According to Star Tribune, 45-year-old Timothy D. Johnson appeared in court last week on charges of child neglect. He has since bailed out and is …
The mother of a baby found along at a Houston apartment complex has been arrested on a warrant from an earlier incident after her family members reported her missing. Court records say Dana McGowan, 33, was arrested in January for driving under the influence with a child under 15 in the vehicle, KHOU reported. It’s …
A Georgia baby has died after being left inside a hot car in a Madison County parking lot, while the mother reportedly worked. According to Fox Atlanta, police were called at around 1:30 p.m. to the Walgreens Pharmacy off of General Daniel Ave N., where a 12-month-old was found inside their mother’s vehicle. Police say …
The decaying body of a 3-year-old boy was found Friday in a freezer at his mother’s dilapidated Detroit home, only after the woman’s family reportedly contacted child protective authorities more than a dozen times, WJBK-TV reports.Five other children were also found living in squalor inside the residence on the city’s west side, according to the Detroit News.The …
A Texas woman was arrested on Thursday in connection with the drowning death of her 1-year-old daughter. Victoria Tristan, 21, allegedly admitted that her baby was unattended in the bathtub with running water when she texted a family member on a bed in a different. She claimed that minutes later, she leaned over to rest …
A 2-year-old Florida girl is hospitalized in critical condition with broken bones and a brain bleed that were left untreated for a week. The girl’s mother, 21-year-old Cheyenne Gray, and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Cameron Taylor, have been arrested. The little girl was admitted to the hospital on June 12, WFLA reported. Taylor reportedly told investigators …
