ミルウォーキー在住の夫婦が、2月に1歳の乳児が死亡した事件を受け、慢性的な育児放棄の罪で起訴された。当局は、両親が乳児と6歳の兄を度々放置していた疑いがあるほか、母親が乳児にアルコールを与えた可能性があると指摘している。
ケビン・マッコール被告（30）とクリスティーナ・デイビス被告（23）は2月23日に逮捕され、1万ドルの保釈金を納付できずミルウォーキー郡拘置所に勾留されている。次回の出廷は5月29日の予定。警察は2月22日午後、子供が呼吸をしておらず意識がないとの通報を受け、2人の住む集合住宅に出動した。乳児は病院に搬送されたが死亡が確認され、その際すでに死後硬直が始まっていた。
Karloina Davis and Pierson Davis face murder and child abuse charges after their son Vincent died from caregiver neglect. On August 12, 2024, the mother called 911 claiming the child was beyond help. Authorities found the toddler severely malnourished amid squalid home conditions.
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A couple in Follansbee, West Virginia, faces 28 felony counts each of child neglect after their one-month-old infant died in what authorities described as a deplorable home. The child suffocated on a couch while the mother breastfed and fell asleep, officials said. Deputies found extreme squalor including soiled diapers, rotten milk, mold, and bugs.
A mother and father in Cheyenne, Wyoming, have been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the death of their 4-month-old son. Authorities say the boy suffered life-threatening brain trauma from physical abuse last year. The parents were arrested on April 8 after an autopsy confirmed homicide.
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Michael Kendrick and Ashley Johnson, charged in connection with the death of Johnson's disabled son, now face additional indictments including murder and abuse of a corpse. The pair was arrested last July after the boy's remains were found shortly after Kendrick reported him missing. Police say the 7-year-old had been dead for weeks.