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Missouri Foster Mother Pleads Guilty After Alleged Trade of Girl for a Monkey

Prosecutors say the plea deal ending the indictment exposes decades of missed reports to child-welfare hotlines.

Trial Suspended After New Forensic Report in Case of Professor Accused of Beating Infant

Defence Expert Says Throat Injuries Could Follow Resuscitation as Baby Preston Trial Continues

Kerala Toddler’s Death Ruled Murder as Mother and Partner Are Remanded

Arkansas School Director Sentenced for Orchestrating Classroom Assault

Court Shown Texts and Phone Clips in Trial Over 13-Month-Old's Death

Lucknow Gurukul Operator Jailed After 11-Year-Old’s Beating Death

Ex-Serviceman Detained After Video Shows Minor Tied and Beaten for Plucking Guava in Himachal Pradesh

Government Sets Out Plan to Make Nursery Safe‑Sleep Rules Statutory

Florida Couple Charged With Child Abuse Over Hot Sauce Punishment of Allergic Child

Penn Hills Mother Charged With Homicide in Death of 3-Year-Old

Fox Lake Mother and Boyfriend Charged in Yearslong Abuse of 11-Year-Old, Held Ahead of Detention Hearings

Seaside Teacher’s Aide Arrested on Suspicion of Felony Child Abuse in Alleged Assault on 14-Year-Old

Nagpur Grandmother Accused of Scalding 4-Year-Old With Boiling Water After Holi Colour Spray

Child Burn Cases Prompt Criminal Probes in Indonesia and Peru

Rivas and Son Testify in Cagliari Abuse Trial Against Ex-Partner Francesco Arcuri

Kerala Stepmother Arrested After Alleged Burning of 5-Year-Old With Hot Spatula

Nagpur Boy, 12, Rescued After Being Chained by Parents as Authorities Open Juvenile Justice Probe

Wisconsin Father Gets 12 Years for Throwing Baby While Losing at NBA 2K

Two Kamothe Teachers Booked Under JJ Act Over Alleged Abuse of 6-Year-Old