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Woman arrested for allegedly holding her elderly mother captive and abusing her

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A woman in Tennessee has been arrested for allegedly holding her own mother captive and subjecting her to repeated physical abuse. She was also the victim’s primary caregiver. The arrest came after the 77-year-old victim placed a sign in her window asking for help. Julia Meusel, a 52-year-old woman from Tennessee, was taken into custody on Monday and charged with elderly adult abuse. The arrest followed a welfare check requested by a concerned passerby who …

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Ohio man arrested for assaulting woman and stuffing her inside of a container

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In a shocking incident in Cleveland, Ohio, a man was arrested after a brutally assaulted woman was discovered in a container on his porch. 31-year-old Dalontay Edmond-Geiger was apprehended on May 2 when officers, conducting a welfare check at his residence, found the severely injured 60-year-old woman. Reports indicate that Edmond-Geiger had taken the unidentified victim to his home in early May, where he subjected her to a brutal ordeal of assault and torture. The …

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College student and his parents found dead in possible murder-suicide

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On January 18th, law enforcement officers were conducting a welfare check at a residence in Dublin, Ohio when they discovered the bodies of a family of three. The deceased family members include 19-year-old college student Anish Rajan Rajaram, as well as his parents, 54-year-old Rajan Rajaram and 51-year-old Santhalatha Rajaram. All three had suffered fatal gunshot wounds, and authorities are currently investigating the possibility that this was a murder-suicide. The police have indicated that the …

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Officers Killed By Mom During Welfare Check

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A gunman shot and killed two police officers early Wednesday morning in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. According to a tweet from his verified account, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves identified the slain officers as Officer Branden Estorffe and Sgt. Steven Robin. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation officials received a call for service at a Motel 6 on Highway 90. During the encounter, both officers were shot by a woman before she turned the gun on herself. In …

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