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Ohio Mother Accused of Injecting Feces Into Hospitalized Child’s IV, Police Say

Court records set bond at $250,000, with a preliminary hearing on Feb. 19.

Illinois Daycare Teacher Charged After Toddlers Were Allegedly Given Laxatives

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

Louisiana Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Dies Weighing 19 Pounds

Ohio Babysitter Held on $500,000 Bond, Indicted on Nine Counts in 1-Year-Old’s Injuries

Jury Convicts Darlington Pair Over Toddler’s Fractured Skull

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

Texas Mother Jailed in Deaths of Two Children as Investigators Question Her Account

San Antonio Mother Arrested After Two Children Found Dead in Car

Police File Reckless Endangerment Complaint After Bystander Rescues Toddler From Hot Car in Hingham

Napa Mother Charged With Murder in Son’s Fentanyl Death, Father Faces Endangerment Charges

Phoenix Father Charged After Police Rescue Four Children From 125°F Car

Maricopa County Won’t Charge Chandler Father in Son’s Pool Drowning

Florida Father Charged With Manslaughter After Toddler Dies in Hot Car

Arizona Mothers Enter Diversion Program After Leaving Children in Car to Drink at Bar