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Bronx Mother Charged With Starving, Isolating Twin 14-Year-Olds After ACS Check

Prosecutors say an ACS welfare visit uncovered severe malnutrition after years without medical care.

Daytona Beach Mother Sentenced to 32 Years After No-Contest Plea in Son’s Death

Newly Released Records Show Rebekah Baptiste Reported Abuse Months Before Her Death

Father and Partner Charged After 3-Year-Old Found Dead in Missouri Motel

Elgin Caretaker Gets 20 Years for Starving and Torturing 7-Year-Old

Massachusetts Child Advocate Faults DCF in A’zella Ortiz Death, Urges Overhaul

Court Denies Release for Utah Father Accused in Mountain Abuse Case, Issues No-Contact Order

Fourth Adult Charged in Wisconsin Teen Neglect Case After 14-Year-Old Found Weighing 35 Pounds

Alicante Mother Arrested Over Toddler’s Eye Injuries Allegedly Caused by Irritant

Family Sues Indiana DCS Over Death of 5-Year-Old, Citing 'State-Created Danger'

N.J. Teacher Accused of Taping 9-Year-Old’s Head Gives Up Licenses

Court Commissioner Calls West Allis Child-Abuse Case 'Worst He Has Seen' as Father Charged With Homicide, Mother With Neglect

New Warrants Allege Mother Starved, Zip-Tied Jacqueline ‘Mimi’ Torres-Garcia Before 2024 Death

Parents Held After 8-Month-Old's Death in Châteaubriant as Prosecutors Seek Pretrial Detention

Medical Examiner Describes Extensive Scarring as Judge Denies Bond in Detroit 9-Year-Old’s Death Case

Minnesota Reinstates South St. Paul Councilmember's Day Care License on Two-Year Conditional Status

Elmwood Place Pair Charged After 3 Children Found Malnourished as Judge Sets $600,000 Bonds

Baja California Seizes Nine Bodies From Tijuana Funeral Home in Protocol Probe

Prosecutors File New Child Abuse Charges in Case of 9-Year-Old Found in River

Woman Held on Child Abuse Charges After Toddler Found in Bus Luggage