Child welfare visited disabled 15-year-old boy DAYS before he died weighing only 65 pounds, court docs reveal

The sister of his caretaker alerted CPS, saying that he was “a walking skeleton.” A teacher said he came to school “starving and crying”
The sister of his caretaker alerted CPS, saying that he was “a walking skeleton.” A teacher said he came to school “starving and crying”
An Arizona couple accepted a plea deal Monday, months after they were charged with physically and sexually abusing their four adopted children. Brian and Monica Campbell pleaded guilty to four counts of child abuse. The couple was accused of abusing their four children between 2016 and 2018, forcing them to perform sex acts on each …
A south Alabama couple already charged with child sex abuse have now had child pornography added to their charge sheet, WSFA reports. John Bright, 49, and Tiffany Hughes, 32, were initially arrested in September when the Dale County Sheriff’s Office received a tip about sexual abuse involving a minor child under the age 12 and …
A man and woman in South Carolina were arrested earlier this month after a 3-year-old girl was found with facial bruising and bite marks all over her body. WBTW reported that a Darlington County investigator was contacted on January 27 about the bite marks, which were apparently inflicted by an adult. Investigators received 11 photos …
A Utah woman was arrested last Wednesday for allegedly inflicting 44 injuries on her 14-month-old granddaughter earlier this month while she was in her care. Sally Lacayo, 47, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a child and second-degree intentionally inflicting serious physical injury to a child. The Gephardt Daily reported that emergency crews who …
Samilya Brown is also accused of nearly biting Zya Singleton’s lip off her face
A Mississippi couple was arrested last week, after authorities determined they had repeatedly abused a 16-year-old girl in their care until her death last month. The Clarke County Sheriff’s Department announced in a Facebook post last Tuesday that they arrested Allen McGay and Shakeithia McGay on felony child abuse charges. Clarke County coroner Greg Fairchild …
Florida police are investigating after a 3-year-old boy told deputies a man poured boiling water on his back because he accidentally urinated on the floor. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said it wasn’t the first time Terry May, 47, has come under scrutiny for child abuse: In 2018, a 3-year-old girl said he beat her …
A former NFL running back and his girlfriend were indicted in a Nevada court on murder and child abuse charges in connection with April 9 death of the woman’s 5-year-old daughter, officials announced Tuesday. Cierre Wood, 28, and Amy Taylor, 26, are facing criminal charges for the death of La’Rayah Davis, who the Associated Press …
A daycare worker in North Carolina was criminally charged Wednesday for allegedly dropping an 11-month-old boy on his head weeks earlier in an act that authorities ultimately determined was intentional. Citing Onslow County police, The Daily News reports that Bethan Pringle, 23, was charged with felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury for a June …
The family of a Tennesee kindergartener is speaking out after they say a teacher slapped her in the face with a ruler for “tattle-tailing” on another student. Speaking with the Daily Beast, mother Ciara Morgan, 23, claimed the Cummings Elementary teacher only got a two-day suspension for a January 25 incident involving her 5-year-old daughter, Hailey …
An Indiana couple was arrested Friday after the woman’s 14-month-old son was reportedly discovered with bruises and a split tongue, which was possibly cut down the middle with scissors. According to WTHI, Scott A. Edwards, 33, and Holly Cota, 28, were criminally charged after the toddler was hospitalized last Wednesday with a split tongue, multiple bruises, …