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Jury Trial Opens for Indianapolis Mother Accused in Death of 5‑Year‑Old

Graphic autopsy photos are being shown to support the prosecution's claim that McClure confined and fatally starved her daughter.

Two Mothers Arrested After Three Children Found Alone in Hot Car in Redford

Tyrol Parents Held in Pretrial Custody After 7-Year-Old Was Found Severely Emaciated

Inquest Hears Baby Was ‘Unkempt’ as Tests Show Drug Exposure Before Death

Education Ministry Opens Inquiry After 9-Year-Old Found Locked in Van in Alsace

Trieste Parents Face Probe After Leaving Five Children Alone for Egypt Holiday

Red Lake Mother Convicted on Five Federal Murder Counts and Arson in 2024 Killings

Police Rescue Toddler Locked in Hot Car at Pilar Mall as Prosecutors Probe Grandparents

Lancaster Parents Convicted of Murder in 2020 Decapitations of Two Children

911 Call Released After Boy, 8, Uses Narcan to Save Father in Florida Overdose

Criminal Case Opened After Newborn's Fatal Fourth-Floor Fall in Tatarstan

Records Detail Alleged Severe Neglect After Children Found Alone at Georgia Campsite

Police Probe in Bavaria After Girl, 11, Kept in Tiny Storage Room After School

Milwaukee Parents Charged After Six Children Found Locked in Storage Unit

DNA Links Oklahoma Stepfather to 11-Year-Old's Newborn as Charges Escalate

DNA Ties Oklahoma Stepfather to 11-Year-Old’s Baby as Charges Are Upgraded to Sexual Abuse

Crown Prosecution Service Drops Sex‑Offender Charge Against Mark Gordon After Manslaughter Conviction

Four Siblings Placed in Protective Custody as Judicial Abandonment Case Opens

Italian Brothers Removed from Parents’ COVID Isolation, Adoption Procedure Launched

Turin Court Places Off-Grid ‘Ghost Children’ in State Care