Crime ❯ Child Abuse

Child Neglect

Legal Consequences Legal Proceedings Legal Charges Child Endangerment Abandonment Murder Child Cruelty Abandonment of a Child Isolation Arrest

Autopsy: Indiana Toddler Who Died of Neglect Had Eaten Diapers and Drywall

The boy’s parents now face murder and neglect charges with court dates set in May.

French Father Charged After 9-Year-Old Found Malnourished in Locked Van

Flint Township Mother Charged After Special-Needs Children Found Alone in Filthy Home

Mother of Severely Injured North Miami Beach Boy Granted Bond, Ordered to Stay Away

Boyfriend Held Without Bond in Denver Toddler’s Death as Mother Is Arrested on Child-Abuse Charge

California Father Convicted in Deaths of Five Infants After DNA Breakthrough

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

Police Say Father Left Drugs Within Reach of Baby Hospitalized in Florianópolis

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

Georgia Mother Charged With Murder in Deaths of Two Infants Three Years Apart

Lancaster Parents Convicted of Murder in 2020 Decapitations of Two Children

Enid Mother Arrested After Children Found Locked in Filthy Apartment Bedroom

San Antonio Couple Charged With Capital Murder in Death of 10-Year-Old Adopted Son

New Zealand Woman Charged With Child Neglect After Toddler Found in Suitcase on Bus

14-Month-Old Rescued After Year of Neglect and Cocaine Exposure

Parents Arrested After Rescuing Boys Held in Isolation for Over Three Years in Oviedo

Parents Charged After Children Rescued from Years-Long Confinement in Spanish 'House of Horrors'

Three German Children Rescued After Years of Confinement in Spanish Home

Siblings Rescued from Years of Confinement Undergo Initial Evaluations in Asturias

German-American Parents Arrested After Children Freed from Years of Confinement in Spanish 'Horror House'