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Three Generations Indicted in Death of 7‑Year‑Old Placed in Kinship Care

Prosecutors say autopsy results and recovered photos and texts underpin criminal charges and raise questions about how the child was placed.

Jury Discharged in Trial Over Death of 13‑Month‑Old Preston Davey

Santa Clara County Puts 10 Social Workers on Leave in 'Baby Jaxon' Case

Trial Hears Teacher Accused of Killing Baby He Was Adopting

NSW Child-Protection Staff Suspended After Review Finds Major Failures in Arthurell Case

Dublin Man Jailed for Nine Years and Two Months for Cruelty to Six Children

NSW Admits Foster Children Lived With Triple Killer, Orders Urgent Review

New Braunfels Caregiver Sentenced to 40 Years for Abusing Adopted Children

Glasgow Foster Carers Guilty of Historical Child Abuse With March Sentencing to Follow

Judge Orders Maryland Man Held Without Bond in Alleged Kidnapping of Kentucky Teen

Gardaí Extend Detention of Woman Arrested in Daniel Aruebose Murder Probe

France Launches 4,000-CV Audit to Detect Hiring Discrimination

Ontario Murder Trial Hears Texts Saying Caregivers Feared Boy Was ‘Dying’ Weeks Before His Death

Arrests in Hiroshima Foster Assault and Nagoya Infant Neglect Cases

Lennie James Reveals Childhood Silence and Care Home Years on Desert Island Discs

Police Rule Out Spider-Man Suit Found Near Kendall in William Tyrrell Case

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

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

Pennsylvania Caregiver Charged With Homicide After 9-Year-Old Found in Youghiogheny River

Lawsuit Alleges Boy Suffered Years of Abuse by Buddhist Monk in Vancouver