Child neglect

Two elementary school staff members in Elgin, Oklahoma, have been charged and fired after allegedly assaulting students in separate incidents, including one involving a chokehold.

A Pennsylvania family has filed a negligence lawsuit against a home healthcare company after a nurse allegedly abused their medically fragile child and removed her tracheostomy tube, causing breathing distress.

Court denies resentencing for California mother Pearl Fernandez in the murder of her 8-year-old son after she claims her plea was coerced.

Authorities in Pennsylvania are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Vernon Hatchett, accused of letting his 21-year-old son with special needs starve to death at just 59 pounds.

A nursery has admitted corporate manslaughter after a 14-month-old toddler died in 2022 when he was restrained face down during a dangerous sleeping practice.

Three children escaped unharmed after a domestic violence incident in Sacramento County where deputies found two adults dead. Authorities are investigating the case.

The older sibling of 32-year-old Steffie Davies shares heartbreaking memories of her life before she died in neglect, left in an almost skeletal state due to lack of care.

A Kansas City-area mother pleaded guilty after her 5-year-old son fell from a 17th-floor apartment window in 2023. She has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

A couple has been sentenced after their 32-year-old daughter died from sepsis linked to severe neglect, poor nutrition, and untreated pressure sores.

A California couple faces 27 charges including torture after allegedly abusing an 11-year-old girl. One of the accused worked as a child services case manager.

A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his newborn daughter in 2021 after leaving her in freezing conditions. He will be eligible for supervision after 45 years.

A lawsuit alleges a day care worker suffocated a 16-month-old on her first day while using her phone. The child was later found unresponsive.

Two Idaho parents are facing charges after a video allegedly showed them abusing their 7-year-old daughter at an aquarium. The child is now safe

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly leaving eight children unattended in an illegal daycare while a fire broke out.

A Washington couple is facing murder charges after their 7-week-old baby died from abusive head trauma. Investigators say the mother posted a TikTok dance video while the child was fighting for life in the emergency room.

A woman who had recently given birth was fatally shot by her husband in a tragic incident inside Brookwood Baptist Medical Center in Homewood, Alabama.

A Minnesota stepmother pleaded guilty to torturing her young stepdaughter after authorities discovered severe abuse, including more than 100 bruises on the child.

Two foster children were found living in a Sydney home with convicted triple killer Reginald Arthurell before authorities removed him and launched a review.

A Kentucky couple was arrested after authorities say they locked their non-verbal autistic sons inside a bedroom closet.

Amirah Moodie was arrested after placing her one-year-old son in an unsafe sleeping environment that resulted in his death.

​Maya Hernandez pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her son, Amillio Gutierrez, and two enhancements to allegations of child cruelty.

An eight-year-old Nebraska cheerleader was forced to perform back flips before passing away from a brain bleed. Her parents are now taking legal action.

Quinton Baker allegedly cradled his three-year-old son in his arms before shooting him in head after fight with wife in Las Vegas

Amber Lynn Raymond from Minnesota was also charged with gross misdemeanor counts of malicious punishment of a child and child neglect.

A couple in Iowa have been arrested after police say their 4-year-old son was found wandering alone outside, covered in feces, police said.

A mother in Pennsylvania has been arrested after she left her 2 toddlers unattended in a hotel room and they got out and one was hit on the highway, cops said.

Two New York parents have been charged after they allegedly left their infant alone on the shore of a lake so they could go boating, police said.

Police in West Virginia claim a father allegedly stashed meth in his daughter's hoodie after an officer pulled him over for a traffic stop.

A West Virginia mother and grandparents have been arrested in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl, who authorities say was found unresponsive in her home.

A 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl died weighing only 50 pounds. Now, her father and his girlfriend have been charged in connection with her death.

A California man allegedly paid homeless woman $20 to watch his granddaughter while he spent hours drinking in a bar, police say.

A Minnesota woman is accused of fatally stabbing two children, setting home on fire before fleeing the scene.

An Illinois father is accused of leaving his 9-month-old son home alone so he could go rob a bank.

A father in Cleveland is accused of leaving his 10-month-old daughter alone in the car while he went to the casino.

A woman in West Virginia stole a truck and then kicked police while being arrested, claiming she was 'hunting pedophiles,' cops said.

The 3-year-old son of a Florida school police officer shot himself in the foot with her gun, officials said.

An 11-year-old autistic boy in Nevada was reportedly found locked in a metal cage wearing only a diaper, police said.

Texas 6-week-old twins found unresponsive. Now police say their parents have been charged in connection with their deaths.

Mother in Missouri accused of smothering, abusing baby boy and recording it to send to a friend, officials said.

Two young kids in Texas found all alone in home. Police say their mother left them while she went on a cruise.

Officials in Tennessee announced the grandparents of a 3-year-old boy killed last year have been indicted in connection with his murder.

Cops say a 1-year-old boy died in Arizona after his parents ignored him for 16+ hours while he was in his playpen.

Mother in North Carolina accused of manslaughter after baby suffocated while co-sleeping with her, the second time this has happened for this mother, cops say.

A mother in Florida has been accused of offering to sell her 18-month-old child to another woman for $500.

Wisconsin man, after months on the run, arrested by police in connection with his 12-year-old son's death, police said.

A couple in Michigan has been accused of torturing their adopted children, including forcing them to eat dog food and wear dog collars.

Tennessee mother arrested after photos she shared on social media went viral of her 5-year-old daughter waxing women, police said.

A 'frustrated' mother in South Carolina was allegedly over her crying baby, so she hit her with a steel mug, killing her, cops said.

A mother in Ohio was arrested after her 4-year-old son was caught driving her car with his 2-year-old sibling inside, police said.

Kentucky mother allegedly smoked meth and then found her 6-month-old baby from neglect, police said.