child abuse
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The Story of Bresha Meadows: Who Will Sing a Black Girl's Song?
Bresha Meadows, 15 years old, sits inside an Ohio Juvenile Detention Center. On July 28, Bresha walked into her parents’ room and killed her sleeping father with a .45-caliber, semi-automatic handgun. Having enduring years of “mental, physical, emotional” abuse, Bresha—along with Brandi, her mom, and the entire family—lived in constant fear. Only two months earlier,…
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Abused 4-Year-Old Thought Her Name Was 'Idiot,' Police Say
An Arkansas mother and her live-in boyfriend are facing charges of abuse after a 4-year-old girl was found with multiple bruises and scars, the Washington Post reports. According to a police report, when officers asked the girl what her name was, she told them, “Idiot.” The mother’s live-in boyfriend reportedly regularly called the child “Idiot”…
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Tenn. Mom Charged in Fatal Stabbing of 4 Kids Is Taken to Mental-Health Institution
A Tennessee mother who is facing charges of fatally stabbing four of her five children was taken to a mental-health institution after making a court appearance Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Shanynthia Gardner, 29, allegedly cut the throats of four of her children—three girls and one boy, all under the age of 5—Friday. Her 7-year-old…
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La. Mom Thought She Was Doing the Right Thing by Whipping Her Sons After They Broke Into a House
A Baton Rouge, La., mom was bonded out of jail after being arrested for whipping her sons as punishment after the three boys broke into a house, WBRZ reports. Schaquana Spears, 30, told the news station that she thought she was doing the right thing disciplining her children. However, investigators said that the mother went…
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Pa. Man Faces Multiple Charges After 12 Girls Found in Home
A suburban Philadelphia man is facing multiple charges after being found living with 12 girls, one of whom was a “gift” from financially struggling parents, WBIR reports. Charges against 51-year-old Lee Kaplan include statutory sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault. According to the report, acting on a tip from a neighbor, authorities found Kaplan in…
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Ill. School Bus Monitor Denies Hitting 8-Year-Old Boy With Special Needs
A 68-year-old Illinois woman, a former bus monitor for the First Student bus company, denies slapping and hitting an 8-year-old boy with special needs from the Naperville area of suburban Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. The incident, which reportedly occurred in April, prompted an investigation, and now she is facing charges of misdemeanor battery. “This is…
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Chicago Father Charged With Murder in Death of 2-Month-Old Son
Brandon Holman, a Chicago father, is facing charges of first-degree murder in the death of his 2-month-old son over the weekend, the Chicago Tribune reports. The child, identified as Bryson Holman, died of multiple abuse injuries after he was found at his home Saturday, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled after an autopsy. Brandon Holman…