Steve Wilkos show helps put alleged baby abuser behind bars
Child Abuse
A Pennsylvania babysitter is accused of burning, scratching, and beating a toddler while a friend stood by and watched the abuse unfold.
Bullies
May 23, 2017
A mother’s warning: Why your teen should not watch ’13 Reasons Why’ Netflix series
After a 15-year-old Clay County, Florida, boy watched the Netflix show, 13 Reasons Why, at the urging of his high school teacher, the teen began making his own list of reasons to kill himself, according to his mother. The mom, however, noticed the warning signs and got her son immediate psychological help. The mother, who does …
Child Abuse
May 23, 2017
Adrian Jones’s stepmom describes child abuse on Facebook, claims 7-year-old was psychopath
A year before Adrian was found, Heather made a reference about feeding a person to pigs
Juveniles
May 22, 2017
Colorado man found covered in blood butchered his 4-year-old nephew to death: Police
Colorado police have released the arrest affidavit of a Broomfield man accused of killing his four-year-old nephew with an ax, over the objections of both the prosecuting and defense attorneys for the suspect’s upcoming trial. According to the Denver Post, multiple Denver-area media outlets had successfully petitioned for the release of the affidavit, which contains …
Juveniles
May 22, 2017
Teen girl dies in freak accident at birthday party
A 16-year-old Cobb County, Georgia, girl died Sunday after a tree holding her hammock snapped and fell on her, according to Atlanta news station WSB TV. Joelle Dalgeish was camping at Red Top Mountain Friday night. She and several girls were celebrating a friend’s 16th birthday when one of the trees holding her hammock …
Child Abuse
May 22, 2017
Thirsty 5-year-old child forced to drink toilet water, mouthwash until he was drunk: Report
A father of a 5-year-old boy in New Mexico and his girlfriend are behind bars after the child reportedly told police he was so thirsty that he drank toilet water and mouthwash. According to the New York Post, the boy was hospitalized after he became intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content of three times the legal limit for …
Child Abuse
May 22, 2017
Update: Pennsylvania dad left kids home alone, one in a cage, to visit girlfriend
Neighbors react as more details emerge about the man who left his children home alone, including a 1-day-old infant.
Bullies
May 21, 2017
Sayat.me suicide: Teen reportedly kills himself after abuse on ‘bullying app’
A 15-year-old boy has reportedly taken his own life after being bullied and harassed by a popular social media app for teenagers. According to the Telegraph, George Hessay, from Yorkshire, UK, had been using the Sayat.me, a website and app that is a forum for users to give anonymous feedback about one another. It appears to …
Juveniles
May 19, 2017
Boy,12, accidentally kills girl with gun while streaming Facebook Live
A boy in Santa Rosa de Calchines, Argentina, was playing with a gun when he accidentally shot and killed a little girl while streaming Facebook Live. The incident occurred on Tuesday. Sky News reports that the gun apparently belonged to his father. The boy found the gun inside his home and started pointing it at …
Child Abuse
May 18, 2017
BOLO: Parents who gave baby brain injury, broke 25 bones on the loose after ditching trial
The parents were not in custody while on trial for child abuse
Child Abuse
May 18, 2017
Should young parents accused of ignoring crying baby chewed by rats get baby back?
A teenage couple faces felony charges for failing to protect their 2-week-old daughter from rats in their Arkansas home. The infant suffered up to 100 rodent bites on her face, body and arms while the young parents slept near the crib, according to police. Erica Shryock, 19, and Charles Elliott, 18, both of Magnolia, Arkansas, …
Child Abuse
May 17, 2017
Father accused of drunken tirade, letting child get sunburned at DISNEY
An Ohio father is accused of child neglect after authorities say he went on a drunken rampage at a Walt Disney World resort while his young son suffered first-degree burns from the sun. On May 14, Brian Keith Olmstead allegedly used his child’s stroller to push through crowds at Disney’s Art of Animation resort. As …