Child Endangerment

Man Jailed After Infant Son Mauled by Rats

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A 32-year-old Indiana man, David Schonabaum, has been handed a 16-year prison sentence following a horrific incident in which his six-month-old son was found severely injured and disfigured due to a rat attack. The infant was discovered in his bassinet, bloodied and with over 50 rat bites covering his body, face, and extremities. The child’s fingers were gnawed down to the bone in the incident that took place on September 13, 2023. The Vanderburgh County …

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Woman Charged with Attempted Murder of Four-Year-Old Niece

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A New Jersey woman is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing her four-year-old niece multiple times while babysitting. The incident took place in a residence near East 24th Street and 10th Avenue in Paterson and was reported to the police on the afternoon of August 23. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the child was stabbed multiple times and was immediately rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital for urgent medical care. The child’s father, …

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Couple Accused of Attempting to Sell Baby for Beer and Cash

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An Arkansas couple, Darien Urban, 21, and Shalene Ehlers, 20, are facing charges for allegedly attempting to sell their two-month-old son for a six-pack of beer and a sum of money, according to local law enforcement. The couple has been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor and attempting to accept consideration for relinquishment of a minor, as per Benton County court records. The incident came to light on September 21, when an individual …

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Trio Arrested Following Pit Bull Attack on Handcuffed 6-Year-Old

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Three individuals, including a mother, were apprehended last week in Ohio following a pit bull attack on her 6-year-old son. The child, whose hands and feet were reportedly bound at the time of the incident, was severely injured, sustaining bites to his neck and ear. The attack occurred on August 17, around 5 p.m., and the boy was subsequently airlifted to a hospital in serious condition, according to the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office. Upon investigation, …

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Scalding Hot Toilet Water Leads to Arrest

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A South Carolina couple has been taken into custody after being accused of causing severe burns to an infant with scalding hot toilet water, which reportedly reached a temperature of 129 degrees Fahrenheit. Nijel David Flowers, 25, and Mahogany Na’Jae Hemingway, 21, residents of Kingtree, South Carolina, turned themselves in to the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office on April 11. The incident involving the child, however, took place on March 18, as per the police statement …

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Young Children Left Alone While Mom Cruises Caribbean

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A Texas woman was apprehended last week after allegedly leaving her two young children unattended for six days while she embarked on a Caribbean cruise. Lakesha Woods Williams, 29, was arrested on two counts of child endangerment, according to local law enforcement. Williams is accused of leaving her 6-year-old and 8-year-old children alone in her high-rise apartment in Houston’s Memorial neighborhood. Authorities allege that she left her children to fly to Miami, from where she …

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Mother’s Deadly Rampage Ends in Tragedy

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In a shocking series of events that unfolded across various Los Angeles neighborhoods, a mother is alleged to have committed a horrific murder-suicide. The woman is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death, throwing her two daughters from a moving vehicle, and subsequently crashing her car into a tree at high speed, resulting in her own death. The incident came to light when police discovered an 8-month-old infant and a 9-year-old girl on the 405 …

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Mom Arrested After Drugs Found in 3-Year-Old’s Backpack

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An Alabama woman was recently taken into custody after law enforcement officials discovered a significant amount of narcotics and several firearms in her possession. Tierra Tocorra Hill, a 35-year-old mother of four, was apprehended by Mobile County Sheriff deputies following a tip-off about her alleged involvement in drug trafficking. The narcotics team had been tipped off about Hill’s suspected drug activities and had been monitoring her residence, which she shared with her four children, aged …

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Video Game Leads to Infant’s Death

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A Texas man, aged 20, has been apprehended in relation to the tragic drowning of his 8-month-old daughter in a bathtub last year. The man, Justin Ray Kidwell, was reportedly so absorbed in his video games that he neglected to monitor his child. Kidwell was arrested on Monday in Burkburnett, a town approximately 150 miles northwest of Dallas, and is facing a felony murder charge for the death of his young daughter, as announced by …

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Mom Admits to Leaving Child Alone to Die While She Vacationed

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An Ohio woman, aged 32, is facing a potential life sentence after admitting to the aggravated murder and child endangerment of her 16-month-old daughter. Kristel A. Candelario left her toddler alone at home, resulting in the child’s death due to starvation and dehydration, while she vacationed in Puerto Rico. Candelario entered a guilty plea on Thursday, according to court documents. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, in return for her plea, agreed to dismiss additional charges …

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