child abuse

Parents torture kids, forced to sleep outside

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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 …

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Parents tortured and murdered 5-year-old

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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, …

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Mother convicted of murdering toddler

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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 …

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Mom charged with starving infant to death

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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 …

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Megachurch leader charged with murdering her 11-year-old daughter

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Authorities have arrested a woman and her parents on child abuse charges in the death of an 11-year-old girl earlier this year. This woman was a high-profile member of a megachurch in San Diego. A San Diego County sheriff’s department report said Tuesday that Leticia McCormack, 49, and her parents, Stanley Tom, 75, and Adella Tom, 70, were arrested in the August death of 11-year-old Arabella McCormack. Stanley Tom and Leticia McCormack were arrested on …

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6-year-old buried alive in yard by father

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It’s reported that a Pennsylvania man beat, choked, and buried his little six-year-old girl in the family yard because he thought she was lying. It was a “barbaric situation,” according to District Attorney David Russo. A horrific child abuse case took place in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, in September. In a police report, the girl is reported to have told investigators that her father, fifty-year-old John Kraft, hit her with a belt.  Additionally, he used his arm, …

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