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22-Year-Old Charged With Murder and Torture Over 2024 Baby's Death

Police say medical evidence points to a shaking-type injury and investigators will press the case as the accused faces court and bail opposition.

Miami Woman Arrested After Welfare Check That Uncovered Alleged Long-Term Abuse

Bengaluru Mother and Partner Booked for Murder of Five-Year-Old

Emma Barnett Jailed for Life for Murder of 14‑Month‑Old Son

Father on Trial Over Fatal Shaking of 14‑Week‑Old Son

Emma Barnett Convicted of Murdering Her 14‑Month‑Old Son

Mother’s Partner Arrested After Autopsy Finds Four-Year-Old Beaten to Death in Thane

Kerala Toddler Died After Prolonged Torture; Mother and Partner Held

Florida Mother Convicted of Drowning Daughter Seeks Post‑Conviction Review

Prosecutors Confirm Sexual Assaults as Parents and Son-in-Law Are Questioned in Santiago del Estero Case

Brother Testifies in 1978 Scalding‑Bath Death as Janice Nix Stands Trial

Louisiana Grandmother Convicted of Manslaughter in 4-Year-Old's Whiskey Death

Glasgow Jury Convicts Nicole Blain of Murdering Her 19-Day-Old Baby

Wellesley Mother Accused of Killing 2 Children Waives Extradition to Massachusetts

STF Order Sends Monique Medeiros Back to Jail in Henry Borel Case

Former Beauty Queen Sentenced to Life for Killing Boyfriend's 18-Month-Old Son

Oiso Releases Bullying Probe Finding Systemic Failures at Elementary School

Judge Orders Pretrial Detention for Parents in Death of 18-Month-Old Eitan Daniel

Florida Father Arrested on Aggravated Manslaughter Charge in 5-Week-Old Daughter’s Death

Mother Jailed for Life With 19-Year Minimum for Murder of Two-Month-Old Daughter