hypothermia

Missing Baby Found Dead in Tunnel

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A 24-year-old woman from Schenectady, New York, has been apprehended and charged with second-degree murder following the tragic death of her 11-month-old daughter. The woman, identified as Persia Nelson, is accused of exhibiting depraved indifference, a charge that has sent shockwaves through the community. The grim discovery of the infant’s body was made in a utility tunnel at a General Electric facility. The Schenectady Police Department was alerted to a female trespasser at the facility …

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Father and Daughter Freeze to Death Following Vehicle Crash

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A tragic incident unfolded in South Carolina when a father and his young daughter succumbed to hypothermia after their vehicle crashed while en route to visit the man’s mother. Jason Murph, 42, and his 6-year-old daughter, Michelle, were discovered deceased approximately 50 yards from their burnt-out pickup truck in a field on December 18. The autopsy results of the victims were not definitive, but the Calhoun County coroner concluded that hypothermia was the cause of …

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Assisted Living Employee Arrested After Elderly Woman Freezes to Death

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A Michigan-based caregiver was apprehended on November 21 following the death of an 82-year-old resident in her care due to hypothermia amid a snowstorm. The caregiver, identified as 58-year-old Colleen Kelly O’Connor, is now facing charges of second-degree vulnerable adult abuse. The charges stem from allegations that O’Connor failed to prevent the resident, Lois Kathryn Cary, from venturing outside in perilous weather conditions. Cary was under the care of O’Connor at Vista Springs Imperial Park …

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Man freezes to death in police custody

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Last month, Anthony “Tony” Mitchell, 33, was arrested in Carbon Hill, Alabama and taken into custody. His family has since filed a lawsuit claiming “jail abuse” after the man died of hypothermia not long afterward. Apparently, deputies had been called to Mitchell’s family residence because he was behaving erratically and had fired a handgun in their direction before he managed to flee the scene. He was then taken to Walker County Jail and charged with …

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Woman and young kids found frozen to death in an open field

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On Sunday, January 15, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard reported that a woman and her two sons were discovered frozen to death in a field in Pontiac, MI. It has been established that the mother had been experiencing mental health problems prior to her demise. Monica Cannady, 35, had been feeling that someone was attempting to murder her and that everyone was included in this supposed conspiracy. Bouchard stated that her family was trying to …

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