Juveniles

Should young parents accused of ignoring crying baby chewed by rats get baby back?
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, …

Father accused of drunken tirade, letting child get sunburned at DISNEY
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 …

Adrian Jones torture, murder prompts lawmakers to reconsider homeschooling rules
Child Abuse
May 17, 2017

Adrian Jones torture, murder prompts lawmakers to reconsider homeschooling rules

After a homeschooled child was brutally tortured and abused for years before he starved to death, a Kansas prosecutor is arguing for new regulations that better protect children who are not enrolled in school and therefore may not have outside witnesses who might pick up on abuse or neglect. The horrific abuse and murder of …

Iyana Lowery, South Carolina girl missing since mother’s murder, found dead
Juveniles
May 16, 2017

Iyana Lowery, South Carolina girl missing since mother’s murder, found dead

The search for a missing eight-year-old girl whose mother was murdered this month has ended with the discovery of her body in a remote area in South Carolina. According to WSPA, Iyana Lowery, 8, was found dead near McColl, South Carolina on Sunday, and investigators positively identified her body on Tuesday. “The body was recovered in …

Woman accused of trying to kill two children with natural gas
Child Abuse
May 13, 2017

Woman accused of trying to kill two children with natural gas

An Illinois woman is accused of trying to asphyxiate her two young kids by using natural gas before attempting to take her own life. Officers discovered an unconscious Tracy F. Johnson, 38, lying on the floor of her Hoffman Estates home Tuesday afternoon. A 5-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy were located nearby, according to WMAQ. …

Police: ‘Mom’ beats son after grandma gets Mother’s Day card instead of her
Child Abuse
May 13, 2017

Police: ‘Mom’ beats son after grandma gets Mother’s Day card instead of her

A Spartanburg, South Carolina, mom was arrested after she allegedly hit her 6-year-old son who gave his grandmother a Mother’s Day card instead of her. Shontrell Yurmeish Murphy, 30, hit the child “really hard a few times” in the back, front, and side of his head on Thursday, the victim’s sister said in an arrest warrant …

School releases video of bullying assault that may have prompted 8-year-old’s suicide
Bullies
May 12, 2017

School releases video of bullying assault that may have prompted 8-year-old’s suicide

Cincinnati Public Schools have released video footage from school surveillance cameras showing a bullying incident that an 8-year-old boy’s family believes prompted his suicide. Cincinnati News, FOX19-WXIX TV As Crime Online previously reported, Gabriel Taye’s mother found him dead by hanging in his bedroom on January 26. Two days prior, Gabe was a victim of …

Police: Woman left great-grandson to die in hot car
Child Abuse
May 11, 2017

Police: Woman left great-grandson to die in hot car

A West Virginia woman is accused of killing her 19-month-old great-grandchild last month after she left him in a hot car for several hours. Police said  Carolyn Davis, 67, left the baby in the vehicle from 7:30 am 2:30 pm on April 5 while she watched the boy’s 4-year-old sibling. Authorities claimed the car’s windows were closed and …