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New Orleans Mother Held Without Bond on Negligent Homicide, Child-Cruelty Charges in 12-Year-Old's Caiman-Related Death

Prosecutors cite prior DCFS cases, recent cocaine tests, police findings of drowning after a caiman attack.

Mother Charged in Death of 12-Year-Old as DNA Tests Examine Remains Found in Trapped Alligator

Lethbridge Police Charge 12-Year-Old With Attempted Murder of 7-Year-Old Brother

Cal Fire Captain Pleads Not Guilty in Double Killing as Prosecutors Cite Witness-Silencing Motive

Jermaine Thomas Sentenced to 50 Years for Murder of Adopted Son in Washing Machine

Child Killers Letby and Batool Bond Over Uno in Enhanced Bronzefield Unit

Mexico City Probes Ballistics in Killing of Mother Who Reported Ex-Partner’s Abuse

Man Convicted of Killing Grandson Granted Statutory Release

Grandparents and Mother Found Guilty of Murdering Their Two-Year-Old Grandson

LAPD Detains Five Adults in Panorama City Boy’s Death Investigation

Stepfather Arrested for Alleged Assault and Impregnation of 15-Year-Old Stepdaughter

Father Given Life Sentence After Shaking Infant to Death

Grandparents Testify Differing Accounts in Toddler’s 2021 Murder Trial

Grandparents Repeatedly Assaulted Toddler Before Fatal Head Injuries, Jury Hears

Johnna Lowe Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of 8-Year-Old Martonio Wilder

Shawn Ryan Grell, Convicted of Setting Daughter on Fire, Dies in Arizona Prison

Chandigarh court sentences Hira Lal to death for rape and murder of eight-year-old girl

Williams Lake man charged with second-degree murder in 2023 infant’s death

Ohio Father Faces Murder Charges in Brutal Killing of 13-Year-Old Daughter

Indiana Teacher Faces 29 Charges for Sexually Abusing Minors, Forcing Group Sex with 'Scream' Masks