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Mom Says Mass. Group Home Shaved Her 7-Year-Old’s Head Without Permission
The mother of a biracial 7-year-old who lives part time at a group home says that group home workers assaulted her daughter when they chopped off all of her hair—without informing the mom before or after the fact. WCVB reports that Denise Robinson said her daughter had long hair before the staff of the residential…
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Police Search for 15-Year-Old Mom and Infant Son Who Vanished From NYC Group Home
Early Wednesday morning, Shantay Howington, 15, and her 2-month-old son, Demontae, vanished from a Brooklyn, N.Y., group home, the New York Daily News reports. Police say that mother and son were last seen around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday at the group home in the New York City borough’s Crown Heights neighborhood. Authorities say the mother has…