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 …
Neighbors react as more details emerge about the man who left his children home alone, including a 1-day-old infant.
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 …
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 …
The parents were not in custody while on trial for child abuse
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, …
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 …
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 …
The toddler was knocked unconscious for wanting a piece of candy
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 …
Monster mom told police that watching her daughter’s assault gave her ‘sexual gratification’
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. …
