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Florida Mother Charged After She Allegedly Chained 13-Year-Old to Fence

Police say surveillance video and texts show the mother left the child in extreme heat, she has been released on bond and ordered to have no contact as the case moves toward court.

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3w ago

5-Year-Old Found Naked After Escaping Zip-Tied Gate in Lebanon County Home

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Ohio Authorities Rescue 16 Children Found Living in Filth and Confinement

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Michigan Parents Charged With Murder in Death of 7‑Year‑Old Who Weighed 255 Pounds

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Michigan Parents Charged After Autopsy Links 7-Year-Old's Death to Extreme Obesity

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Three Women Charged After 2-Month-Old Critically Injured by Older Children in Texas

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Judge Finds Pontiac Mother Competent and Clears Way for Child‑Abuse Trial

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2mo ago

Nine-Year-Old Found Locked in Cupboard in Mérindol

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2mo ago

French Mother and Partner Remanded After Two Boys Found Abandoned in Portuguese Woods

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2mo ago

Santa Clara Puts 10 Child-Welfare Workers on Leave as State Extends Oversight After Toddler’s Death

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3mo ago

Alsace Father Jailed After 9-Year-Old Found Confined in Work Van

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3mo ago

Punjab ASI Suspended After Video Shows 5-Year-Old Tied to Gate in Faridkot

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3mo ago

Education Ministry Opens Inquiry After 9-Year-Old Found Locked in Van in Alsace

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4mo ago

French Father Charged After 9-Year-Old Found Malnourished in Locked Van

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5mo ago

Queensland Sets October Inquest Into Elizabeth Struhs' Death After Hospital Warning Disclosed

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5mo ago

Detroit Father Charged After Toddler Found Alive in Impounded Car

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6mo ago

New Braunfels Caregiver Sentenced to 40 Years for Abusing Adopted Children

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Florida Mother Charged After She Allegedly Chained 13-Year-Old to Fence

5-Year-Old Found Naked After Escaping Zip-Tied Gate in Lebanon County Home

Ohio Authorities Rescue 16 Children Found Living in Filth and Confinement

Michigan Parents Charged With Murder in Death of 7‑Year‑Old Who Weighed 255 Pounds

Michigan Parents Charged After Autopsy Links 7-Year-Old's Death to Extreme Obesity

Three Women Charged After 2-Month-Old Critically Injured by Older Children in Texas

Judge Finds Pontiac Mother Competent and Clears Way for Child‑Abuse Trial

Nine-Year-Old Found Locked in Cupboard in Mérindol

French Mother and Partner Remanded After Two Boys Found Abandoned in Portuguese Woods

Two French Boys Found Abandoned in Portugal as Mother and Partner Are Detained

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Oviedo Court Jails German Parents for Child Neglect in 'Horror House' Case

Kentucky Couple Sentenced to 20 Years in Child Abuse Case

Santa Clara Puts 10 Child-Welfare Workers on Leave as State Extends Oversight After Toddler’s Death

Alsace Father Jailed After 9-Year-Old Found Confined in Work Van

Punjab ASI Suspended After Video Shows 5-Year-Old Tied to Gate in Faridkot

Education Ministry Opens Inquiry After 9-Year-Old Found Locked in Van in Alsace

French Father Charged After 9-Year-Old Found Malnourished in Locked Van

Queensland Sets October Inquest Into Elizabeth Struhs' Death After Hospital Warning Disclosed

Detroit Father Charged After Toddler Found Alive in Impounded Car

New Braunfels Caregiver Sentenced to 40 Years for Abusing Adopted Children

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