Stunning new facts have emerged in a case of child abuse in the outskirts of Chicago, in which a 5-year-old girl was reportedly beaten to death by her grandfather due to a potty training issue. Klent Elwoods, 62, and Lisa Jones, 57, face one charge of murder in the first degree each in regards to the death of their grandchild, Jada Moore, who passed away from multiple injuries at Comer Children’s Hospital in Chicago on …
Recently, authorities arrested a Tennessee woman in relation to an incident involving an infant baby girl who was allegedly bitten multiple times. The charges hint at a pattern of family abuse across generations. According to an affidavit filed with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in Sessions Court, Lisa Ashley, 20, has been charged with one count each of child abuse and child neglect. On July 6, a deputy responded to the Ashley residence on Smith …
Krista and Tyler Schindley, a Georgia couple, were denied bail after prosecutors made startling accusations against them regarding the starvation and mistreatment of their 10-year-old son. During Monday’s court hearing in Spalding County, the judge agreed with the state prosecutors and ruled against the couple’s request for bail. The Schindleys were arrested in May in connection to charges concerning their son’s starvation and abuse. It was reported in court that the couple had planned for …
A mother and her live-in partner have been charged for committing a “brutal pattern of child neglect, abuse and torture” on multiple kids, including reportedly forcing one to drink boiling water. All of this came to light when the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office in Florida investigated a related abuse case. On May 9, Shawn M. Stone, 32, was arrested for hitting a 5-year-old boy with a mop handle. It was the child’s mother, Taylor B. …
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 …
Parents in Georgia, who were homeschooling their 10-year-old child, were charged with a plethora of felonies after their son was found wandering along a street in search of food and begging to not be taken home. According to the District Attorney of Spalding County, Marie Broder, the child was being deprived of sustenance and was in a dire state. The police officer, Jodi Spears, stated that the boy was taken to the hospital, where it …
Last week in Oklahoma, Camille Rechae Lewis and John Lawrence Miles were arrested on multiple counts of child abuse and child neglect. Miles was additionally charged with one count of child sexual abuse. The arrests of Lewis and Miles come amid an ongoing investigation into the death of their 11-year-old son, whom Lewis claimed ran away. The case broke open when the children’s grandmother contacted police on January 27th, reporting that her grandson had been …
Two young boys were allegedly beaten and tortured by their 27-year-old parents, killing one and severely injuring the other. Prosecutors have charged Shane Robert Shelton and Valeria Lynn Hamilton with one count each of felony murder, torture, and conspiracy to commit torture in the death of 5-year-old Ethan Belcher. Prosecutors said Hamilton is the boy’s biological mother, while Shelton is his stepfather. Additionally, the couple was charged with two counts of first-degree child abuse each, …
A jury convicted a New Jersey mother of all charges related to the murder of her 23-month-old son. In addition to beating Daniel Griner Jr. to death, Nakira M. Griner, 28, dismembered his body and burned the remains. According to a statement released by the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, Griner was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder, second-degree desecration of human remains, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, fourth-degree tampering with evidence, and second-degree false …
In Florida, a 23-year-old mother was arrested for allegedly starving and beating her five-month-old son to death. Tania Nicole McGowan was taken into custody last week and charged with one count of child abuse and one count of child neglect in connection with the death of the infant. An arrest report indicates that Jacksonville Fire and Rescue (JFRD) personnel at approximately 6:17 p.m. on Dec. 11 responded to a 911 call regarding an unresponsive infant …