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Parents Charged With Homicide After Newborn Dies in Hospital Maternity Room

A forensic autopsy found multiple traumatic internal injuries investigators say were inflicted in a short window between routine wellness checks.

Eight-Month-Old Dies After Mother Allegedly Force-Feeds Acid in Rajasthan

Sarah Ngaba Murder Trial Opens Over 2019 Assault That Led to Daughter's Death

Florida Parents Charged With Manslaughter in Newborn’s Homicide by Suffocation

Lindsay Clancy Offers to Admit Killings to Seek Split Trial on Insanity

New Mexico Father Charged After Autopsy Indicates Infant Was Buried Alive

Wirral Parents Jailed for Life for Murder of 13-Week-Old Son

Mother Jailed for Life With 19-Year Minimum for Murder of Two-Month-Old Daughter

Peter Sayle Jailed for Nine Years and 11 Months for Killing Six-Week-Old Son Huxley

Thomas Morgan Convicted of Murdering Five‑Month‑Old Jensen‑Lee Dougal

Atlanta Mother Charged With Murder After Infant’s Death Ruled Alcohol-Related Homicide

Trial Opens for Parents Accused of Killing 5-Week-Old Daughter After Alleged Repeated Assaults

Murder Trial Opens Over Baby Darcy‑Leigh's Fatal Brain Injury and 47 Rib Fractures

Neighbor Testifies Baby 'Wasn't Choking' as Stepfather's Murder Trial Continues in Swansea

Parents Detained in Suspected Violent Death of 6-Month-Old in Ciudad Real

Father Who Murdered Newborn in Somerset Neonatal Unit Jailed for Life

Liverpool Father Gets Six-and-a-Half Years for Manslaughter of Baby Son

Trier Court Acquits Father in Baby’s Death After Finding Shaking Occurred in Emergency

Mother of Infant Killed by Father Confronts PTSD and Lack of Closure

Couple on Trial for Hospital Baby’s Death Walked Out During Resuscitation