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Michigan Parents Charged With Murder After Autopsy Links 7-Year-Old’s Death to Extreme Obesity

Prosecutors say new forensic findings show prolonged neglect and have led to criminal charges and the younger child’s removal from the home.

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Parents Sentenced After 3-Year-Old’s Death From Severe Neglect

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

Brooklyn Mother and Boyfriend Charged With Murder in 2025 Death of 3-Year-Old

Kim Zolciak Files Abuse and Neglect Claims as Court Grants Kroy Biermann Temporary Primary Custody

Nine-Year-Old Found Locked in Cupboard in Mérindol

Nine-Year-Old Rescued After Alleged 15-Day Cupboard Confinement in Mérindol

Mesa Mother and Boyfriend Charged With Murder After Toddler Died From Severe Burns

Florida Mother Convicted of Drowning Daughter Seeks Post‑Conviction Review

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

Judge Orders Pre-Trial Detention for French Couple After Two Young Boys Found Abandoned in Portugal

Remains Found at Everman Home Identified as Missing 6-Year-Old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez

Tyrol Parents Held in Pretrial Custody After 7-Year-Old Was Found Severely Emaciated

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

Seattle Teachers Union Elects Leader Under Abuse Investigation

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

Mother and Ex-Partner Jailed Over Death of Two-Year-Old Kol Page

Queensland Woman Charged With Torture After 10-Year-Old Found Critically Malnourished

Colleague Testifies Teacher Had 'Harmful Thoughts' in Preston Davey Trial