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Florida Parents Arrested After Father Assaults Child Over Couch Cushion

The father beat the child for 28 minutes, while the mother failed to intervene or report the abuse, authorities say.

NYC Parents Indicted for Murder After 4-Year-Old Son Starved to Death

Texas Mother Faces Felony Charges for Attempting to Sell Newborn on Facebook

New Hampshire Mother Pleads Guilty to Murdering 5-Year-Old Son

Parents Charged After Child's Fatal Fall from Unsecured Window

Newborn Rescued from Houston Dumpster, Suspect Identified