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Chester Parents Charged in 2-Year-Old’s 2025 Beating Death

The case raises fresh questions about prior child-welfare oversight.

Government Declines Standalone ‘Maya’s Law’ After Westminster Debate

Walsall Father Convicted of Murdering Five-Week-Old Daughter After Repeated Abuse

Caregiver Faces Second-Degree Murder in 3-Year-Old’s Death as Mother Is Charged With Neglect

Thomas Morgan Jailed for Life With 19-Year Minimum for Murdering Five-Month-Old Stepson

Parliamentary Debate Secured on Maya’s Law as PM Pledges Support

North Finchley Parents Charged With Murder of Three-Month-Old Son

Amber-Lee Hughes Pleads for Mercy as Sentencing Continues in Johannesburg Court

Judge Orders Mother and Boyfriend Held in Death of 8-Year-Old Markell Pierce

Washington Mother Gets 32 Years for Killing Adopted Daughter After Abuse as Boyfriend Awaits Sentencing

Mother Charged With Child Cruelty in 2024 Greenbank Infant Death as Father Faces Murder Count

Ex-Crèche Worker Convicted of Murder in 2022 Infant Acid Killing, Sentenced to 30 Years

Two Stepfathers Accused in Separate Delhi-NCR Killings as Faridabad Arrest Holds and Delhi Probe Advances

Kieran Humphreys Jailed for Life for Murder of Six-Month-Old Archie Woodbridge

Maya's Law Petition Surges Past 75,000 Signatures With One Week Left

Faridabad Father Arrested After 4-Year-Old Daughter Is Beaten to Death Over Counting Lesson

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

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

Stepmother Jailed for Life for Murder of Four-Year-Old Mason O’Connell Conway

Tavares Mother Gets Life After No-Contest Plea in 10-Year-Old Son's Death