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Three Women Indicted in Death of 7‑Year‑Old on Long Island

Prosecutors cite extensive forensic and digital evidence tying the defendants to prolonged abuse that exposed gaps in child‑welfare oversight.

Mother and Boyfriend Held on Murder Charges in Death of 8-Year-Old in Round Lake Beach

Massachusetts Child Advocate Faults DCF in A’zella Ortiz Death, Urges Overhaul

Father Surrenders as Louisiana Parents Jailed on Murder Charges in Death of 2-Month-Old

New Charges and Unsealed Warrants Deepen Probe Into Death of Connecticut Girl Found in Storage Tote

New Warrants Allege Mother Starved, Zip-Tied Jacqueline ‘Mimi’ Torres-Garcia Before 2024 Death

Staten Island Man Charged After Throwing 1-Year-Old Niece Down Garbage Chute