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Michigan Parents Charged After Autopsy Links 7-Year-Old's Death to Extreme Obesity

Prosecutors say the autopsy, backed by investigative reports, shows prolonged parental neglect that led to the child's death.

Man Charged After Child Found Alone in Hot Car at Northborough Walmart

Parents Charged With Homicide After Newborn Dies in Hospital Maternity Room

Katy Mother Arrested in Florida After Charges in Daughters’ Pool Deaths

Family Files Criminal Complaint Accusing Cash Investigation of Failing to Report Child Abuse

Parents Detained in Death of 1-Year-Old in La Plata as Autopsy Probes Possible Abuse

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

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

Mother and Caregiver Linked to Trial in Death of 8-Month-Old in Tijuana

San Antonio Mother Arrested After Two Children Found Dead in Car

Stoke-on-Trent Mother Convicted of Child Cruelty in 2021 Baby Death

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

Rapid Cabin Temperatures Make Parked Cars Unsafe for Children and Pets

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