neglect

‘We stand behind the children’: Town shows support for 13 children allegedly tortured in ‘House of Horrors’

 ‘We stand behind the children’: Town shows support for 13 children allegedly tortured in ‘House of Horrors’
child endangerment

People in Perris, California, the town rocked by allegations that David and Louise Turpin kept their malnourished children chained to furniture, are rallying behind the victims as their parents face multiple charges. According to Fox News, flowers, balloons, and stuffed animals were spotted outside the home where David, 57, and Louise, 49,  allegedly tortured their 13 …

House of Horrors mom was all smiles, spitting as officers arrested her for holding her 13 children captive: Source
child endangerment
January 16, 2018

House of Horrors mom was all smiles, spitting as officers arrested her for holding her 13 children captive: Source

The California mother accused of keeping her 13 malnourished children chained up in their dirty Perris home was reportedly smirking and spitting as officers arrested her and her husband on Sunday. A neighbor who spoke with U.K. paper the Mirror described Louise Anna Turpin, 49, as acting “weird” as police took her and her husband David Allen Turpin, 57, were …

Disabled teen girl locked in bedroom, forced to sleep on bloodstained mattress for YEARS: Police
Court
October 30, 2017

Disabled teen girl locked in bedroom, forced to sleep on bloodstained mattress for YEARS: Police

An Illinois couple with nine children are accused of locking their adult daughter, who has severe cognitive disabilities, in a filthy bedroom for two years. The Chicago Tribune reported that Charles Hopkins III and his longtime girlfriend, Marinda Y. Hicks, 38, are facing multiple neglect-related charges, including endangerment of a child, criminal neglect of a person with a disability and …

Mother allegedly overdoses while young children sit in bathtub covered in vomit and feces
child endangerment
August 16, 2017

Mother allegedly overdoses while young children sit in bathtub covered in vomit and feces

A Pennsylvania woman who suffered from an apparent heroin overdose is facing charges after responding police reportedly found her two children living in substandard conditions. Responding to a sick person call, police discovered an unresponsive Ebony Frederick, 33, in her Lancaster apartment at 9:36 p.m. on August 7. Officers allegedly found her 3-year-old and 10-month-old …

Police: Man ties little boy to tree in only a diaper, leaves him without food or water
child endangerment
August 4, 2017

Police: Man ties little boy to tree in only a diaper, leaves him without food or water

A California man is facing criminal charges after authorities arrested him for reportedly tying his toddler son to up a tree at a homeless camping site. CBS Sacramento reports that Jeffery Wilson, 27, was arrested on July 27 after authorities received a call about a camping site along Highway 20 in Willits. According to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, …

Brothers accused of letting mother starve to death, ignoring dead body for hours
Murder
June 4, 2017

Brothers accused of letting mother starve to death, ignoring dead body for hours

Two Trenton, Michigan, brothers are facing murder and abuse charges after their mother died of starvation in October. Grant Balogh, 33, and Gabriel Balogh, 31, were arrested Thursday and charged with felony murder, involuntary manslaughter, and second-degree abuse of a vulnerable adult following the death of their mother, Vicky Balogh, 57. Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office spokeswoman …

Police: Man left elderly mom in feces, urine for weeks because 911 is ‘too expensive’
Elderly Abuse
May 12, 2017

Police: Man left elderly mom in feces, urine for weeks because 911 is ‘too expensive’

A Lizton, Indiana, man is accused of leaving his octogenarian mom to literally rot in a mattress full of urine and feces on the floor of his home. Responders arrived at the home early Monday and found Mark Kincaid’s elderly mother severely dehydrated, naked, and stuck to the mattress, according to the IndyStar. Court documents obtained …

Elderly mom clinging to life after son, daughter allegedly left her in own urine, feces
Elderly Abuse
April 9, 2017

Elderly mom clinging to life after son, daughter allegedly left her in own urine, feces

A Sumter, South Carolina, son and daughter are accused of neglecting their 66-year-old mother to the point she experienced dehydration, kidney failure, and liver failure. Michael Lamont, 44, and Teresa Michelle Choice, 36, were charged with neglecting a vulnerable adult on Friday. Doctors said the mother was unconscious and suffering from serious wounds related to lying in her …

Nurse facing lawsuit after dropping newborn baby on his head
Bad Doctors
March 13, 2017

Nurse facing lawsuit after dropping newborn baby on his head

A distraught mother is suing an Ontario-based hospital after a nurse reportedly fell asleep and dropped the mom’s newborn infant on his head. The National Post reports that Kelsey Bond delivered twin boys in February at the Quinte Health Care (QHC) hospital. The babies, born prematurely, were transferred to the special care unit for surveillance shortly after birth. …