A Texas couple was arrested this week and charged with manslaughter in the death of their two-month-old daughter last summer. An autopsy said the baby girl, identified as Athena Brigida-Kay Canales in an obituary, died from “mixed drug toxicity,” KAMC reported. An arrest warrant says that Lubbock County deputies responded to the home and found …
An Ohio couple was arrested across state lines in West Virginia this week after they were indicted for their infant child’s fentanyl overdose death in September. Robert L. Filius, 29, and Michaela R. Hupp, 25, were charged with involuntary manslaughter endangering children, possession of fentanyl related compound, aggravated possession of drugs, and being a fugitive …
The mom allegedly did not abuse the slain boy’s twin sister because she was her favorite
A Kentucky woman was arrested on Friday and charged in the death of her mother two months ago. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office said that they were called to the Georgetown Community Hospital on November 13, 2021, by personnel who suspected neglect of an elderly woman, identified as Opal Webb, 92. Webb was being treated …
A Michigan man has been charged with the death of a 1-year-old girl who died while he was babysitting her. Police said Layla Connors was left in the care of 28-year-old Dennis Wayne Justus, a friend of the girl’s mother, on December 17 while the mother was at work, WJBK reported. Thirty minutes later, Melissa …
On Thursday, a Massachusetts woman admitted to encouraging her boyfriend’s May 2019 suicide as part of a plea deal that spared her from prison. Inyoung You, 23, pleaded guilty in Suffolk County to involuntary manslaughter and received a 2-and-a-half year suspended sentence in 10 years of probation. She is also barred from financially profiting from …
On Thursday, jurors convicted Minnesota police officer Kim Potter of first-degree manslaughter while committing a misdemeanor and second-degree manslaughter, culpable negligence, in April’s fatal shooting of Daunte Wright. The 12 jurors reached guilty verdicts on their fourth day of deliberations. According to CNN, the jury was comprised of seven white men, four white women, two …
A North Carolina woman was sentenced on Monday to eight to 11 years in prison for the February 2020 death of her 6-month-old son — whose disappearance sparked an AMBER Alert. While Tamara Brown, 30, was initially charged with murder, she ultimately pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, felony child abuse, and common law robbery. Brown’s …
A Connecticut father has been charged with manslaughter and risk of injury to a minor following the death of his infant. West Hartford police arrived at a home at about 11:30 p.m. Friday night on a medical emergency call, the Hartford Courant reported. Upon arrival, they were told that an infant had fallen while under …
On Thursday, a Michigan prosecutor formally charged the mother and father of a 15-year-old high schooler accused of fatally shooting four students on Tuesday. Ethan Crumbley, 15, has been charged as an adult for the shooting at Oxford High School. On Thursday, Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said his parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, are …
A Texas woman has been charged with the death of a woman from Missouri who died after receiving an illegal silicone injection from the suspect. A judge set bond for Lisa Fernandez, 47, at $40,000, according to KTRK, but jail records show her bond is $100,000. Fernandez is charged with manslaughter in the death of …
A Connecticut mother and grandmother have been arrested on charges relating to the death of the mother’s 6-week-old son. Emergency responders were called to the home of Crystal Czyzewski, 35, on November 17 on a report of an unresponsive infant, according to Connecticut State Police. The baby was taken Backus Hospital and then flown to …
