At least 22 people are suing the maker of Nutribullet, alleging the blender’s malfunctioning parts resulted in serious lacerations and injuries. Sheryl Utal told CBS News that she used her high-powered blender daily for years until it exploded after 20 seconds and gave her second-degree burns. “It just came flying out all over me, all over …
A Bronx, New York, woman who killed her pregnant friend before cutting her baby girl from her body and claiming the newborn as her own was sentenced to 40 years to life on Wednesday. WABC reported that Ashleigh Wade, 24, will spend 25 years to life in jail for Angelikque Sutton’s murder and 15 years for kidnapping …
An Oklahoma couple who kept their four children in filth and starved their 9-month-old twin girls until they each weighed nine pounds was sentenced to 130 years in prison on Monday. Tulsa World reported that Aislyn Miller, 24, and Kevin Fowler, 25, were sentenced a month after being convicted for what local police called the “worst case of …
The little boy’s sister says she saw her mom’s boyfriend repeatedly punch her brother in the head on the day he died
The brother of rapper Nicki Minaj was convicted Thursday of raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter on multiple occasions in their New York home. The New York Daily News reported that a Nassau County jury deliberated for two days to find Jelani Maraj, 38, guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a …
The father of a man who ended his life after his girlfriend allegedly attacked him with acid took the stand Thursday to testify in the woman’s murder trial. Berlinah Wallace, 48, is on trial in Bristol for the murder of her ex-boyfriend Mark van Dongen, 29. Though van Dongen chose to die in a euthanasia clinic, …
A jury indicted a Pensacola, Florida, woman for first-degree felony murder for allegedly sitting on her 9-year-old cousin until she died. The Pensacola News Journal reported that Veronica Green Posey, 64, was indicted Tuesday in connection with the death of Dericka Lindsay. Authorities believe Posey was punishing the girl for “acting out” toward her adoptive parents, Grace Joan …
The woman who admitted to causing her fiancé’s drowning death during a kayak trip in the Hudson River in New York was sentenced to up to four years in prison on Wednesday. The Poughkeepsie Journal reported that Angelika Graswald, 37, has been jailed since April 30, 2015, and will be given time served. Graswald’s lawyer revealed …
A former investment fund portfolio manager was sued in federal court on Thursday for allegedly keeping women hostage in his penthouse while raping and beating them. New York Post reports that Howie Rubin, 62, who once worked for an investment fund founded by investor George Soros, is accused of renting a high-end penthouse in Manhattan, where he …
A former Roy, Utah, day care owner who killed an infant by slamming his head into a changing table was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. Judge Scott Hadley sentenced Tisha Lynn Morley, 36, to five years to life in the Utah State Prison for the February 2014 death of Lincoln Penland. The 8-month-old sustained two broken arms, …
An Illinois couple with nine children are accused of locking their adult daughter, who has severe cognitive disabilities, in a filthy bedroom for two years. The Chicago Tribune reported that Charles Hopkins III and his longtime girlfriend, Marinda Y. Hicks, 38, are facing multiple neglect-related charges, including endangerment of a child, criminal neglect of a person with a disability and …
A Naples, Florida, father who killed his wife and their five young kids was handed six death sentences in court on Friday. The Naples Daily News reported that Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider handed down death sentences to Mesac Damas for slicing the six victims’ throats in September 2009. After the slayings, Damas fled to Haiti …
