A two-year-old boy in South Carolina has died of a gunshot wound after picking up an unsecured weapon in his living room. CBS News reports that the toddler, identified as Jacarion “Cari” Gladden, accidentally shot and killed himself earlier this week when he picked up the gun, belonging to his mother’s boyfriend. His mother and the …
A Utah couple is facing multiple child abuse charges after they allegedly neglected and confined a five-year-old boy. Fox 13 reports that Clarissa Anne Tobiasson and Brett Parker Tobiasson are accused of locking their adopted son in a small, dark room for hours on end and forcing him to eat a diet of mostly carrots. Utah …
A little girl has died six months after a relative forced her to drink boiling water through a straw. The New York Post reports that Ki’ari Pope, 8, complained of having trouble breathing on Sunday before becoming unresponsive. She was taken to a hospital and died shortly after midnight. Ki’ari had reportedly suffered numerous health problems …
The teen’s mother told police her daughter came home wearing only a tank top and with her ear “torn and dangling”
A Missouri woman may face charges after she reportedly took it upon herself to dole out retaliation against a neighbor’s child in a way that “police have never seen.” KMOV reports that an unidentified woman at the Legend Terrace Apartment Complex in Eureka wrote the word “pervert” on a 9-year-old boy’s forehead and shaved his hair …
The family has accused school administrators of ignoring months of pleas
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 12-year-old missing girl in Washington state. According to the missing persons website Pl8pic.com, Vail was last seen Friday night in front of her home in Maple Valley, Washington. Her family reportedly believes that Vail might have left home with someone she knows. Vail is caucasian …
The adopted daughter of a couple now in custody on child abuse charges recorded video of the violence in their Iowa home that helped lead to the arrests after dozens of reports over ten years. As CrimeOnline previously reported, John Elmer Bell, 55, and Joyce Marie Bell, 57, were arrested last week on charges of felony …
For the second time this month, authorities found another baby dead inside a hot vehicle in Phoenix. NBC News reports that the first child, a 7-month-old infant, was found dead inside a car in a northeast Phoenix neighborhood on Friday. Temperatures reached the triple digits that afternoon. Emergency medical responders arrived at the scene at …
A Virginia woman accused of gunning down her 6-year-old daughter told police she was trying to send the girl to heaven to protect her from aliens, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Darla Elizabeth Hise, 27, faces a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the shotgun killing of her daughter, Abigail Grace Hise, in their home …
A timeline of police reports connected to an Iowa home where a couple has been arrested for abusing their nine disabled children show a long history of abuse allegations that took years to result in criminal charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported, John Elmer Bell, 55, and Joyce Marie Bell, 57, of Ankeny, Iowa were arrested this …
An Iowa couple is accused of abusing their adopted, disabled children for years while receiving state subsidies for their care. According to the Des Moines Register, John Elmer Bell, 55, and Joyce Marie Bell, 57, were arrested and charged with felony child endangerment causing bodily injury on Thursday. The arrest reportedly followed a investigation into …
