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Woman Arrested After Death of 14-Week-Old Baby in Stockport

Police describe an early-stage inquiry focused on establishing the cause of death.

Police Seek Help After Toddler Found Alone on Chicago’s West Side

Loma Linda Parents Arrested After Toddler Found Wandering, Guns and Drugs Reported Within Reach

Boy, 10, Left Alone With Mother’s Body at Etah Hospital as Police Arrange Last Rites

DCF Intervenes After Woman Found Unresponsive With Children at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Girl Found Without Outerwear in Veliky Novgorod as Police Seek Parents

Pennsylvania Women Charged With 900+ Counts in Alleged Abuse of Adopted Teen

Coroner Says 12-Year-Old Riley Townsend Likely Did Not Intend to Die

Santa Fe Mother to Be Formally Charged After Boy With Down Syndrome Found Alone in Plaza

Arrests in Hiroshima Foster Assault and Nagoya Infant Neglect Cases

Parents Held After 8-Month-Old's Death in Châteaubriant as Prosecutors Seek Pretrial Detention

Queens Boy Found Wandering Barefoot, Mother Charged in Home Invasion and Child Endangerment

Two Mauldin Children in Critical Condition After 'Horrific' Neglect, Police Say

Supreme Court Rebukes Claimant in Gokarna Cave Case After Challenge to Repatriation

Ex-Partner Testifies He Saw No Signs of Petrolini’s Pregnancies in Parma Trial

Moradabad Mother Diagnosed With Postpartum Psychosis After Newborn Rescued From Fridge

Woman Held on Child Abuse Charges After Toddler Found in Bus Luggage

Virginia Foster Father Charged After Toddler Dies in Hot Car

Woman Arrested After Toddler Discovered Hidden in Suitcase on New Zealand Bus

Texas Man Held Without Bond After Newborn Found Dead in Walmart Restroom