WATCH: CNN host assumes 12-year-old winner of National Spelling Bee speaks Sanskrit
Juveniles
The girl, who is of South Asian descent, was born and raised in Fresno and had just won a national spelling bee based on words in the English language
Juveniles
June 5, 2017
Baby delivered after fiery crash that killed pregnant mom has also died
A pregnant woman gave birth to her baby before dying from her injuries after a head-on crash Sunday night that also killed the other driver, reported the Fresno Bee. Sadly, the baby survived for less than a day: ABC 30 reports that the baby girl died at the hospital Monday morning. The deadly crash happened …
Child Abuse
June 1, 2017
Police: Family abused, tortured adopted teen daughter who weighed 56 pounds at death
Five family members are facing charges after a 16-year-old girl reportedly died in their Iowa home, weighing 56 pounds. Officials said Sabrina Ray’s adoptive brother, Justin Dale Ray, 21, kicked the teen down the basement staircase before her other family members held her captive and tortured her to death. Police found Sabrina’s lifeless body in the Perry residence …
Child Abuse
May 31, 2017
Police: Boy secretly records dad abusing his disabled brother with cerebral palsy
A Texas boy who saw his two-year-old disabled little brother being beaten and shaken by his father secretly recorded the incident and took the video to school and showed his teacher. Austin American Statesman reports that the 6th grade boy at Leander Middle School told his teacher and other officials at the school that his 2-year-old …
Child Abuse
May 31, 2017
Mom who left her toddler alone in a hog pen in the woods found guilty
A 2-year-old boy was left alone overnight in cold weather, wearing only a diaper, in an old hog pen
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May 29, 2017
Texas Hot car deaths: How did mom lose track of 2 toddlers? Should she face criminal charges?
The mother of two Texas toddlers who died inside a hot car believed their children were playing in their home until she realize they were gone, according to police. It was too late to save 2-year-old Juliet Ramirez a and her 16-month-old brother Cavanaugh Ramirez when the mom smashed the passenger-side window of the Honda …
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May 29, 2017
Cassie and Jezzie Whitney: Missing Kentucky sisters found safe!
Cassie Whitney and Jezzie Whitney have been found safe, according to the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. Both girls were found in a home in Smith’s Grove, Kentucky, on Monday, and were taken into social services custody. The two girls disappeared earlier month, shortly after attending their father’s funeral. So far, authorities released only a few details. …
Child Abuse
May 27, 2017
Police: Mom left two kids in trunk to shop at Wal-Mart
A Warren County, Utah, woman is accused of leaving her two young kids in the trunk of her car while she went shopping on Thursday. The Deseret News reported that police were called to a Riverdale Wal-Mart by a witness who claimed they saw Tori Lee Castillo, 39, lock the children in the trunk and leave …
Bullies
May 27, 2017
VIDEO: Disgruntled neighbor pulls the plug on bounce house with kids inside
Surveillance cameras supposedly caught a Port St. Lucie, Florida, man deflating a bounce house during a 1-year-old girl’s birthday party. On Sunday evening, the unidentified man was seen entering the backyard, deflating the attraction, and walking across the street. More than a dozen toddlers were in the house at the time. Fortunately, all the children were …
Child Abuse
May 26, 2017
How did social workers ignore years of red flags before Adrian Jones death?
Kansas social workers and police were suspicious about how Adrian Jones’s stepmother abused the child for years before he was starved to death and fed to pigs, according to documents recently unsealed by a court. But a lack of coordination with Missouri officials apparently left the boy unprotected as the family moved across state lines. …
Juveniles
May 24, 2017
Parents of teen who committed suicide after sex offender threats sue school, police
The parents of a high school junior who jumped to his death after police threatened severe consequences for his recording of a consensual sex act have sued the Naperville, Chicago police department and the school district. According to the Chicago Tribune, the family of 16-year-old Corey Walgren filed the lawsuit in DuPage County Circuit Court on …
Juveniles
May 24, 2017
Police: Toddler dies after mom’s boyfriend uses ‘wrestle moves’ on a 2-year-old
A little girl was reportedly lifted in the air and body slammed to the ground.