South Carolina police arrested a woman after she gave birth last week to a newborn in her car and sought medical care for her own bleeding afterwards — but failed to get medical attention for the baby, who died, according to authorities. According to a press release from the Lexington County Sheriff, 21-year-old Brennan Hailey …
A teenager is crediting a postal worker with saving her from the captivity of alleged sex traffickers in California. According to a Fox News report, 16-year-old Crystal Allen says she was held against her will be alleged sex traffickers who “drugged, tortured and abused” her for three weeks before she made a daring escape from …
Eleven children were rescued Saturday from squalid living conditions with little food and no water in a remote New Mexico compound, the Associated Press reports. “It was the saddest living conditions and poverty I have seen,” Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe said. Five adults – two men and three women – were accompanying the children. …
A Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to child neglect are authorities discovered she was keeping toddlers locked in makeshift cages, while failing to provide adequate care or hygiene for her five children. According to USA Today, Malista Ness-Hopkins of Accomack County submitted a guilty plea to five counts of child neglect following her July 2017 arrest. According to …
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A West Virginia mother was arrested Wednesday after allegedly admitting to spraying her 16-month-old son in the face with bleach. According to WOWK, Sylvia Lynn Eden, 27 of Parkersburg, was arrested weeks after the hospital her son was treated at alerted police to the child’s disturbing and suspicious injuries―which entailed chemical burns to his face, shoulder, …
A 17-year-old girl has defended her former teacher, accused of sexual misconduct, claiming that he never forced himself on her and that she willingly participated in a relationship. The Battle Creek Inquirer reports that Tyler David Millward, 29, of Athens, Michigan, is facing up to 20 years in prison on multiple charges that include allegations …
Authorities are facing an uphill battle in the search for a fourth suspect in the murder of 10-year-old Victoria Martens — and the unknown person is believed to have been more directly involved in the brutal attack than two of the suspects already in custody. On August 24, 2016, Victoria was found burning in a …
A nurse in England who was arrested after 17 babies died in a neonatal unit has bonded out of custody, the Independent reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 28-year-old Lucy Letby is believed to be the woman arrested in Chester, England, on Tuesday amid an investigation into the suspicious deaths of 17 babies at Countess of …
A Missouri man who prosecutors say is a suspect in the death of a 2-year-old child is in jail after his 8-year-old daughter showed signs of severe abuse. KY3 reports that Kenneth R. Davis, 32, was arrested in Springfield, Missouri, and charged with multiple counts of abuse after his daughter and additional witnesses said he had …
The mother of a 10-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances in California last week has been charged with murder and torture, NBC News reports. Heather Barron of Lancaster was reportedly arrested and charged on Friday with torture and murder in connection to the death of her 10-year-old son Anthony Avalos. The boy was found …
Prosecutors now believe another male was involved in the horrific rape, murder and mutilation of the little girl on her birthday — and he is still at large
