TALLAHASSEE, FL – A Tallahassee man faces murder charges after authorities say a 1-year-old girl died from blunt force trauma while she was in his care earlier this week. Police arrested Deric Young, 25, on Monday after the young child suffered fatal injuries at a home in the 1700 block of Saxon Street. Officers responded … Read more
LESTER, WV – A woman in southern West Virginia is facing felony charges after authorities say she forcibly removed several of her young daughter’s teeth in a violent attack at their family home. Deputies with the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office were called to a residence in Lester last week after receiving a report of possible … Read more
FORT MYERS, FL – A Florida couple remains jailed without bond after being charged with aggravated manslaughter and child abuse in connection with the death of their 12-year-old son, who authorities say endured prolonged starvation and neglect in the family’s home. Qwentosha Massaquoi, 46, and Louis Massaquoi, 47, were arrested Wednesday following a months-long investigation … Read more
GREENBRIER, TN – A woman in Middle Tennessee was arrested Thursday after police say she left her 2-year-old daughter alone for more than nine hours in their apartment, prompting intervention from local authorities and child welfare services. Officers responded to an apartment complex in Greenbrier, located about 20 miles north of Nashville after a maintenance … Read more
PEORIA, IL – Authorities have charged a 24-year-old Illinois father after his newborn daughter was hospitalized with serious injuries, including three separate brain bleeds, in what police allege was a case of child abuse. Gabriel King was arrested after prosecutors said his infant daughter was left in his care on June 2 and suffered numerous … Read more
LOUISVILLE, KY – A Louisville mother is facing a charge of attempted murder after authorities say she tried to beat her 6-year-old daughter to death with a hammer, allegedly attacking the child in front of one of her siblings. Police arrested 40-year-old Zeinab Abdi on Thursday after officers responded to a distress call at a … Read more
ATLANTA, GA – A Fulton County jury has found Rodney McWeay guilty on all counts in the death of his 4-year-old daughter, Treasure McWeay, who died in December 2023 after suffering from extended starvation and neglect in their Atlanta home. Prosecutors said McWeay systematically abused, neglected, and controlled Treasure and her two younger sons over … Read more
PONCA CITY, OK — An Oklahoma babysitter already serving a life sentence for child abuse has now been charged with murder in the 2018 death of an infant—an arrest years in the making after new evidence surfaced linking her to a similar case last year. Holly Sheppard, 28, was charged Monday with first-degree murder in … Read more
STOCKTON, CA – A California man convicted of brutally abusing and killing his 2-month-old son has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison, officials said Monday, marking the end of a case that shocked the San Joaquin County community. Mathew Garcia, 28, was found guilty earlier this year after a jury deliberated on … Read more
HOOKS, TX – Authorities in Northeast Texas are searching for a 21-year-old mother accused of causing the death of her infant son after allegedly immersing him in a bath of scalding water, police said Saturday. Jatoria Cleamons, formerly of Texarkana, is facing charges of injury to a child and manslaughter in the death of her … Read more