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Philadelphia DA Charges Teen in Newborn’s Death

Prosecutors await expert reports that could reshape the case.

Philadelphia Police Probe Infant’s Death in Northern Liberties Apartment

Prosecutor Seeks 18-Year Sentence for Aurélie Samperez in Avignon Freezer Baby Trial

Jury Convicts Mother and Brother-in-Law in Porto Cristo Newborn’s Death as Judge Orders Her Arrest

Trial Opens in Vaucluse for Mother Accused of Killing Two Newborns Found in Freezer

Prosecutor Seeks Reviewable Life Term as Jury Hears Wiretap in Porto Cristo Newborn Death Trial

Parma Prosecutors Seek 26-Year Term for Chiara Petrolini in Newborn Deaths Trial

Ventura County Adds 2015 Infant Murder Charge to Case Against Oxnard Mother

Bodycam Released as Florida Student Is Held Without Bond in Newborn’s Death

Long Island Woman Pleads Not Guilty in 1993 Newborn Death Identified Through Genetic Genealogy

Mother Held After Two Infants Found in Freezer in Eastern France

Mother Charged With Murder After Two Newborns Found in Freezer in Haute-Saône

Brooklyn Mother Arraigned as Judge Orders Psychiatric Exam in Infant Duffel Bag Case

Autopsy Finds Broken Ribs and Brain Injury in Orrington Infant Homicide as Father Appears in Court

Hyderabad Police Probe Suspected Murder–Suicide of Woman and Infant in Meerpet

Newborn Found Dead in Abandoned Bag on Iztapalapa–Tláhuac Border, Investigation Underway

Lyon Mother Who Confessed to Killing 12-Year-Old Son Transferred to Psychiatric Care

Lyon Boy Found Dead After Mother Calls Police Claiming She Killed Him

Two Newborns Found Dead Behind Bhopal Hospital Mortuary, One Severely Burned

Probable Foetus Found on Waste-Sorting Belt in Brittany Triggers Police Investigation