Child Abuse

‘Partying was more important than their child’: Couple allegedly took 7-month-old to bar; mom accused of drunkenly breastfeeding baby girl

 ‘Partying was more important than their child’: Couple allegedly took 7-month-old to bar; mom accused of drunkenly breastfeeding baby girl
Child Abuse

The mother and father of a 7-month-old are facing neglect charges after they allegedly took their daughter to a bar—where the mother breastfed her while throwing back beers. At around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, responding officers caught a reported intoxicated Shari Treba, 42, with her child, outside Wild Beaver Saloon in Indianapolis. She claimed that …

Two daycare workers accused of running a ‘fight club’ for children; parents sue
Child Abuse
June 20, 2017

Two daycare workers accused of running a ‘fight club’ for children; parents sue

The parents of a 4-year-old boy are suing two New Jersey daycare workers who reportedly made children participate in a Fight Club inspired incident on at least one occasion in 2015. NJ Advance Media reports that in 2015, Erica Kenny (pictured left), 22, and Chanese White (pictured right), 28, were charged with fourth-degree child abuse after reportedly …

Famed pianist’s wife claims she doesn’t remember smothering her children to death
Child Abuse
June 19, 2017

Famed pianist’s wife claims she doesn’t remember smothering her children to death

Lawyers for the Texas woman accused of smothering her two young children to death last year plan to use the insanity defense in her upcoming trial for the murders. According to the Star-Telegram, Sofya Tsygankova is facing trial for charges that she smothered her two daughters, Michaela Kholodenko, 1, and Nika Kholodenko, 5, in March of …

Mom cited for child abuse after wind blows door shut, trapping toddler in hot car
Child Abuse
June 19, 2017

Mom cited for child abuse after wind blows door shut, trapping toddler in hot car

A mother who called 911 to help rescue her toddler daughter from a hot car was given a ticket for child abuse although she did not intentionally lock her two-year-old in the car. According to the Omaha World Herald, the little girl had been swimming at a pool with her aunt before they returned home …

Police re-open cold case toddler murders, offer $1 million reward
Child Abuse
June 18, 2017

Police re-open cold case toddler murders, offer $1 million reward

Police are offering a $1 million reward for information to help solve the murders of two toddlers who were killed years ago. The money could go to anyone who provides key clues in the 2010 death of Lily Schettini or the 2004 death of Dylan Lindsay. Schettini died after she was brutally struck in the …

Babysitter found GUILTY of killing baby boy gets 25 to life in prison
Child Abuse
June 16, 2017

Babysitter found GUILTY of killing baby boy gets 25 to life in prison

A southern California woman who was found guilty in the death of a 4-month-old boy she was watching for a friend, was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison reports KTLA. Brittany Ann Ingrassi, 31, was convicted last month in the death of Aiden Lopez, who died in March 2016. Ingrassi, who was …

‘Lacking emotion’: Woman who allegedly smothered her infant daughter to death used drugs and had a history of neglect
Child Abuse
June 15, 2017

‘Lacking emotion’: Woman who allegedly smothered her infant daughter to death used drugs and had a history of neglect

Police have arrested Arizona-resident Amber Sagarnaga, 23 for murdering her 5-month-old infant daughter, according to KSAZ. Sagarnaga is being accused of smothering her baby to death with a blanket on June 9, just because she was crying. The infant’s father, who is engaged to be married to the accused, called 911 on Friday night, frantically reporting …