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Two Arrested After 1-Year-Old Dies in Scottsville, Ky., Police Say

Investigators say the child died after alleged extreme neglect in hazardous living conditions with more charges expected

Maryland Woman Arrested After Leaving Three Young Children in Running Car at Walmart

Michigan Parents Charged With Murder After 7-Year-Old’s Death at 255 Pounds

Fort Pierce Pastor Charged With Child Neglect After Five Siblings Removed

D.C. Mother Charged With Murder After Infant Found Decomposing

Tyrol Parents Held in Pretrial Custody After 7-Year-Old Was Found Severely Emaciated

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

Autopsy Finds Indiana Toddler Ingested Diaper Gel and Drywall as Parents Are Charged With Murder

Indiana Couple Charged With Murder After Affidavit Finds Toddler Died of Severe Neglect

Indiana Mother and Boyfriend Charged in Death of 4-Year-Old Found in Basement Closet

Zwickau Court Hands Parents Suspended Two-Year Terms in Twins’ Starvation Case

Florida Mother Charged After 12-Year-Old Found Alone at Universal CityWalk Bar

Bodycam Released as Sunrise Mother Charged With Leaving Kids in Uber

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

Florida Parents Charged After 5-Month-Old Twins Hospitalized for Severe Malnutrition

Four Charged After 14-Year-Old Found Weighing 35 Pounds in Wisconsin Home

Fourth Adult Charged in Wisconsin Teen Neglect Case After 14-Year-Old Found Weighing 35 Pounds

Oregon Father Charged With Second-Degree Child Neglect in Son’s March Drowning

Arrests in Hiroshima Foster Assault and Nagoya Infant Neglect Cases

Texas Parents Charged After 6-Month-Old Left Alone on Florida Beach