child abuse

A two-year-old was duct-taped and starved

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HOUSTON, TX – A shocking discovery was made by maintenance workers in a Houston apartment when they found a two-year-old girl bound with duct tape. The toddler, unable to speak, was found to have been subjected to physical and psychological abuse, and was severely neglected. She had sustained a brain bleed from head trauma, was malnourished, had a kidney injury, and weighed no more than an average one-year-old. Medical personnel stated that the child’s life …

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FBI hunting mother suspected of killing two children

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Authorities are in an active search for Kimberlee Singler, a 35-year-old woman from Colorado Springs, who is implicated in a horrific crime involving her own children. Singler is suspected of murdering her two youngest children and attempting to murder a third. An arrest warrant, which includes charges of murder, attempted murder, and child abuse, was issued by the city for Singler. She was last seen on December 24, and the warrant …

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Mom accused of starving her 10-year-old son to death

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MORRISVILLE, NC – A mother in North Carolina has been accused of murder after her 10-year-old son was found dead in a horrific scene. According to local police, the child’s body was discovered malnourished and in a state of decomposition at their home in Morrisville. An emergency call was responded to by officers at around 5:35 pm on Wednesday, resulting in the gruesome discovery at the home of 33-year-old Priyanka Tiwari. Despite attempts to revive …

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Mother charged with 8-year-old daughter’s death after instructing her to crawl under a train

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FRESNO, CA – Joy Frances Collins, a California mother, has been sentenced to six years in prison following the tragic death of her eight-year-old daughter, Joyanna Harris, in December 2018. Collins was found guilty of child abuse and endangerment after she instructed her children to crawl under an idling cargo train to make it in time for a bus on the other side of the tracks. Unfortunately, when the train began to move, young Joyanna …

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Man shot dead by police after throwing his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son into fire

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SEBRING, FL – A local man has been fatally shot by law enforcement after violently assaulting a deputy with a metal pole. Richard Ham, 39, came under scrutiny after setting fire to the belongings of his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son. He did so because he allegedly believed that the child was ‘demon-possessed.’ The Highland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about suspicious roadside debris on fire around 4 p.m. last Tuesday, only to be confronted …

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Dad shoots wife to death, brutally beats 3 kids

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HOUSTON, TX – A horrifying case of domestic violence has unfolded in Houston’s South Union neighborhood, resulting in a man facing charges of murder and three counts of injury to a child. The man in question, 35-year-old Keith Marion Lee, was apprehended following an alarming attack at his home, located on the 5100 block of Enyart Street. Officers from the Houston Police Department were initially called to the scene due to an assault report in …

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Couple sued by adopted daughter who they imprisoned

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NEW BOSTON, NH – A lawsuit has been filed against a New Hampshire couple, previously convicted for allegedly abusing their adopted daughter. The couple is now accused of violating her 13th Amendment rights, as they purportedly kept her in a locked basement and subjected her to years of torment and “servitude.” The plaintiff, 20-year-old Olivia Atkocaitis, a native of China, managed to escape from a squalid “dungeon room” in 2018 at the age of 15, …

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Mom charged with killing 3-year-old son

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BEL AIR, MD – Authorities in Bel Air, Maryland, have arrested a woman for the murder of her 3-year-old son. The woman was identified as Gloria Hughes, a 37-year-old resident of Morganton, North Carolina. She is now facing charges of first-degree murder, in addition to charges of child abuse resulting in death. The 3-year-old victim, Jason Garcia, was spotted by an off-duty Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy being held by Hughes in the middle of the …

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Mom kills 8-year-old son, runs errands with his body in the car

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MIAMI, FL – A shocking case of filicide has shaken the community of Miami-Dade, Florida, where a woman is accused of murdering her 8-year-old son. Shaneka Ann McKinzie, 36, stands charged with first-degree murder in the death of young Jaisyn Burgos, according to local law enforcement officials. Police report that McKinzie brought her unconscious son to Hialeah Hospital on Tuesday evening where he was pronounced dead. Following a subsequent autopsy performed by a medical examiner, …

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Daycare owner sentenced for killing 4-month-old baby, abusing several others

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DUNWOODY, GA – A woman from suburban Atlanta has been handed a 30-year prison sentence for the 2021 murder of a 4-month-old infant in her care. Amanda Hickey, 48, was sentenced on Friday following emotional testimonies from families of children she allegedly abused in her basement-operated child care center. Hickey expressed remorse and accepted responsibility for her actions during her sentencing at the DeKalb County Superior Court. She was caring for Charlie Cronmiller in her …

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