A California woman and her boyfriend were convicted Tuesday of torturing and killing her her 10-year-old son. Anthony Avalos died on June 21, 2018, after he was beaten, tortured, and starved for days, sometimes with his siblings forced to participate in the torment, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The torture included slamming the boy onto the …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 10-year-old Southern California boy was starved and tortured for days before his death, sometimes by younger brothers and sisters forced to take part in the beatings, according to prosecutors who have charged his mother and her boyfriend with his murder. KNBC-TV on Tuesday cited court documents that alleged vicious and repeated abuse …
The mother of a 10-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances in California last week has been charged with murder and torture, NBC News reports. Heather Barron of Lancaster was reportedly arrested and charged on Friday with torture and murder in connection to the death of her 10-year-old son Anthony Avalos. The boy was found …
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has called for a review of the county’s child protection system after a 10-year-old boy died under suspicious circumstances — and after numerous reports of suspected child abuse. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Anthony Avalos died last Thursday after he was taken to the hospital from his Lancaster home …
Child protective services responded to 13 reports in the years before Anthony died
