FPD Top News of the Week: Baby Left Alone Dies While Mom Vacations; Cops Say Supermarket Worker Ejaculated on Food; and More
![FPD News of Week: Baby Starved to Death; Employee Fired; and More](https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/EvoB-o5SU/480x251/fpd-top-news-of-week-1711050741431.jpg 480w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/EvoB-o5SU/640x335/fpd-top-news-of-week-1711050741431.jpg 640w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/EvoB-o5SU/768x402/fpd-top-news-of-week-1711050741431.jpg 768w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/EvoB-o5SU/1024x536/fpd-top-news-of-week-1711050741431.jpg 1024w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/EvoB-o5SU/1280x670/fpd-top-news-of-week-1711050741431.jpg 1280w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/EvoB-o5SU/1440x753/fpd-top-news-of-week-1711050741431.jpg 1440w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/EvoB-o5SU/1600x837/fpd-top-news-of-week-1711050741431.jpg 1600w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/EvoB-o5SU/2160x1130/fpd-top-news-of-week-1711050741431.jpg 2160w)
Kristel Candelario (left) left her baby alone while she went to Puerto Rico on vacation.; Stephen Masalta (right) accused of ejaculating onto food items while at work.
Mar. 22 2024, Published 4:07 p.m. ET
Mother Charged After Newborn Son Suffocates Sleeping Next to Her in Bed — Her Second Child to Die This Way: Cops
![N.C. Mom Accused of Manslaughter After Baby Died While Co-Sleeping](https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/YCJy_tm3O/480x252/mother-charged-infant-died-co-sleeping-north-carolina-1710435190229.jpg 480w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/YCJy_tm3O/640x335/mother-charged-infant-died-co-sleeping-north-carolina-1710435190229.jpg 640w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/YCJy_tm3O/768x402/mother-charged-infant-died-co-sleeping-north-carolina-1710435190229.jpg 768w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/YCJy_tm3O/1024x536/mother-charged-infant-died-co-sleeping-north-carolina-1710435190229.jpg 1024w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/YCJy_tm3O/1280x670/mother-charged-infant-died-co-sleeping-north-carolina-1710435190229.jpg 1280w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/YCJy_tm3O/1440x754/mother-charged-infant-died-co-sleeping-north-carolina-1710435190229.jpg 1440w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/YCJy_tm3O/1600x838/mother-charged-infant-died-co-sleeping-north-carolina-1710435190229.jpg 1600w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/YCJy_tm3O/2160x1131/mother-charged-infant-died-co-sleeping-north-carolina-1710435190229.jpg 2160w)
Mackenzie Katlyn Reed has lost 2 newborns to suffocation while co-sleeping with her, officials said.
A mother in North Carolina has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of her baby son, who suffocated while sleeping with her — the second time one of the mother’s newborns died in a similar manner, officials said. Read more here.
An Ohio Woman Left Her Infant Home Alone and Went on Vacation in Puerto Rico. Now, She's Spending Life Behind Bars.
![Ohio Woman Guilty of Murder After Leaving Baby For 8 Days to Vacation](https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/1Vn3QzE9W/480x252/ohio-woman-left-baby-to-go-on-vacation-child-died-1687378145018.jpg 480w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/1Vn3QzE9W/640x335/ohio-woman-left-baby-to-go-on-vacation-child-died-1687378145018.jpg 640w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/1Vn3QzE9W/768x402/ohio-woman-left-baby-to-go-on-vacation-child-died-1687378145018.jpg 768w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/1Vn3QzE9W/1024x536/ohio-woman-left-baby-to-go-on-vacation-child-died-1687378145018.jpg 1024w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/1Vn3QzE9W/1280x670/ohio-woman-left-baby-to-go-on-vacation-child-died-1687378145018.jpg 1280w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/1Vn3QzE9W/1440x754/ohio-woman-left-baby-to-go-on-vacation-child-died-1687378145018.jpg 1440w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/1Vn3QzE9W/1600x838/ohio-woman-left-baby-to-go-on-vacation-child-died-1687378145018.jpg 1600w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/1Vn3QzE9W/2160x1131/ohio-woman-left-baby-to-go-on-vacation-child-died-1687378145018.jpg 2160w)
Kristel Candelario left her baby alone while she went to Puerto Rico on vacation.
A woman in Ohio will spend the rest of her life behind bars after pleading guilty to aggravated murder after she left her 16-month-old daughter alone for eight days while she went on vacation and the child starved to death. Read more here.
Michigan Mother Believed 8-Year-Old Daughter Possessed, Fatally Beat Her Until She Was 'Unrecognizable': Cops
![Mich. Woman Accused of Fatally Beating Daughter Believed Was Possessed](https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/oV3s9_62u/480x252/mother-beat-daughter-possessed-michigan-1710946285609.jpg 480w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/oV3s9_62u/640x335/mother-beat-daughter-possessed-michigan-1710946285609.jpg 640w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/oV3s9_62u/768x402/mother-beat-daughter-possessed-michigan-1710946285609.jpg 768w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/oV3s9_62u/1024x536/mother-beat-daughter-possessed-michigan-1710946285609.jpg 1024w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/oV3s9_62u/1280x670/mother-beat-daughter-possessed-michigan-1710946285609.jpg 1280w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/oV3s9_62u/1440x754/mother-beat-daughter-possessed-michigan-1710946285609.jpg 1440w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/oV3s9_62u/1600x838/mother-beat-daughter-possessed-michigan-1710946285609.jpg 1600w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/oV3s9_62u/2160x1131/mother-beat-daughter-possessed-michigan-1710946285609.jpg 2160w)
Chelsea Duperon told her boyfriend that she thought her daughter was possessed by spirits, officials said.
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A Michigan woman has been arrested in connection with the alleged beating death of her 8-year-old daughter, who she believed was possessed, according to authorities. Read more here.
Unappetizing Arrest: Employee at Colorado Safeway Grocery Store Accused of Ejaculating on Food
![Colorado Safeway Employee Accused of Masturbating on Food Items](https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/51j8gEFQd/480x252/safeway-employee-colorado-masturbating-food-1710776055916.jpg 480w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/51j8gEFQd/640x335/safeway-employee-colorado-masturbating-food-1710776055916.jpg 640w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/51j8gEFQd/768x402/safeway-employee-colorado-masturbating-food-1710776055916.jpg 768w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/51j8gEFQd/1024x536/safeway-employee-colorado-masturbating-food-1710776055916.jpg 1024w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/51j8gEFQd/1280x670/safeway-employee-colorado-masturbating-food-1710776055916.jpg 1280w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/51j8gEFQd/1440x754/safeway-employee-colorado-masturbating-food-1710776055916.jpg 1440w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/51j8gEFQd/1600x838/safeway-employee-colorado-masturbating-food-1710776055916.jpg 1600w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/51j8gEFQd/2160x1131/safeway-employee-colorado-masturbating-food-1710776055916.jpg 2160w)
Stephen Masalta accused of ejaculating onto food items while at work.
Officials in Colorado said a man has been arrested after he allegedly ejaculated on food items while working at a grocery store and committed other sexual offenses. Read more here.
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Russian Forces Unleashing 3,300-Pound 'Monster' Bombs to Disable U.S.-Supplied Patriot Missiles in Ukraine
![Russia Destroys Patriot Missile Systems in Ukraine Using FAB-1500 Bombs](https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/dShSIu1pp/480x252/russian-forces-disable-us-supplied-patriot-missiles-ukraine-1710791069524.jpg 480w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/dShSIu1pp/640x335/russian-forces-disable-us-supplied-patriot-missiles-ukraine-1710791069524.jpg 640w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/dShSIu1pp/768x402/russian-forces-disable-us-supplied-patriot-missiles-ukraine-1710791069524.jpg 768w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/dShSIu1pp/1024x536/russian-forces-disable-us-supplied-patriot-missiles-ukraine-1710791069524.jpg 1024w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/dShSIu1pp/1280x670/russian-forces-disable-us-supplied-patriot-missiles-ukraine-1710791069524.jpg 1280w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/dShSIu1pp/1440x754/russian-forces-disable-us-supplied-patriot-missiles-ukraine-1710791069524.jpg 1440w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/dShSIu1pp/1600x838/russian-forces-disable-us-supplied-patriot-missiles-ukraine-1710791069524.jpg 1600w, https://media.frontpagedetectives.com/brand-img/dShSIu1pp/2160x1131/russian-forces-disable-us-supplied-patriot-missiles-ukraine-1710791069524.jpg 2160w)
Russia has claimed that it has been destroying more and more United States-supplied Patriot missile defense systems in Ukraine.
Russian forces have claimed increasing success in neutralizing United States-supplied Patriot missile defense systems in Ukraine using FAB-1500-M54 glide bombs. Read more here.
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