The parents of a one-year-old boy in New Mexico who underwent a liver transplant last year were arrested Monday for allegedly failing to take their son to his follow-up doctor’s appointments. KOAT reported that Kyla and Jason Witterman were charged with child abuse for not only forgoing their son’s doctor’s appointments after his April 2018 …
The four children reportedly called each other “Robert” – the name of their father, who is now in custody
A Michigan mother will spend the next 20 to 80 years in prison for the death of her 6-month-old son—who she left strapped in a car seat in a hot attic for 32 hours as she partied and did drugs with friends. On Thursday, Lovily Johnson, 23, apologized for the July 2017 death of her son, …
A Rhode Island woman who adopted eight children with special needs was arrested when a 9-year-old girl in her care was reportedly found dead inside her filthy home. Michele Rothgeb, 55, was arrested on January 13, more than a week after police responded to her Warwick home and found the girl unresponsive in the bathtub. The …
Court documents revealed that a 3-month-old Indiana infant who was left off their oxygen machine after being taken home from the hospital also suffered extensive internal injuries that contributed to her death earlier this month. Per The Herald, Jordan R. Leinenbach, 28, and Cassandra M. Potts, 24, are facing criminal charges in connection with the August …
An Illinois mother is accused of leaving her 2-month-old daughter in a hot car while she was inside her home guzzling booze. Police reportedly arrived at the East Chicago home on June 15 following reports of a disturbance. There, the baby’s father told officers that his daughter’s mother, Alejandra Feliciano, 34, had left their child in …
The Wisconsin mother of a disabled girl who reportedly died last year following months of unthinkable neglect was recently charged in connection with her death. The Post Crescent reported that Appleton mother Nicole L. Gussert, 37, was charged Monday with child neglect resulting in death. Brianna Gussert, 13, died of sepsis during Memorial Day weekend …
Eleven children were removed from a Michigan home Monday after authorities reportedly found some of them eating animal feces and cereal off the floor. The Detroit Free Press reported that all but one of the eleven children—a 3-month-old—remained hospitalized as of Tuesday. The baby is in stable condition. The remaining 10 children are in the …
A Tennessee couple was arrested early Wednesday in Kentucky after officers allegedly found their 6-month-old twins soaked in urine and sitting in the backseat of a cluttered car. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, police responded to the Speedway in Versailles following reports that a couple was parked at a gas pump for several hours. There, officers …
A San Antonio, Texas, caretaker is facing felony charges for allegedly leaving a disabled elderly woman in her own urine and feces for months. Per WOAI, San Antonio police made the startling discovery in June 2014. In addition to being covered in human waste, police said the victim had a leg wound that was so …
The Arkansas parents of a 2-week-old baby girl found with dozens of rat bites learned their fate this week. Erica Shryock and Charles Elliott were sentenced to five years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to permitting the abuse of a minor. Eligible for parole in 304 days, their attorney told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that his …
David Turpin, the patriarch of the Perris, California, home where 13 children were found starved and shackled, was 24 when he allegedly kidnapped Louise Turpin from school and attempted to elope. Per the Daily Express, David pulled a 16-year-old Louise out of her Princeton, West Virginia, high school, by convincing school employees to allow him …
