8-year-old boy

8-year-old bought AK-47 online and shipped to his home with no issue

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Barbra Gemen, a mother from the Netherlands, recently disclosed that her young son was able to secretly buy an AK-47 off the dark web, which she described as “something out of a movie.” According to Gemen, her son had begun hacking at the age of eight and began ordering items online without paying for them, starting with something relatively minor such as free pizza. As his dealings progressed, he would use code phrases such as …

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8-year-old locked in room 40+ weeks with no bed, lights, or toys and no bathroom

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Donna Jung, 57, and Helecia Morris, 41, were found guilty on Friday of endangering a child after authorities discovered the boy was kept locked in a room with no furniture, lights or toys, and no access to a bathroom. According to prosecutors, the boy had been kept this way for 40 weeks and three days in a home in Brick Township, New Jersey. It was further revealed that the boy had been prevented from using …

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8-year-old killed by basketball hoop after it broke and fell on him

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A Kentucky family was plunged into grief when their 8-year-old son, Eli Hill, suffered fatal injuries caused by a basketball hoop that fell on him. According to WKYT, Eli was attempting to dunk a basketball, using something to help him reach the hoop, when the backboard detached and fell on him. Eli’s mother, Ashley Hill, was inside the house making dinner at the time of the incident, which occurred on their driveway. His father, Adam …

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