ウィスコンシン州で、15歳の継娘を慢性的にネグレクトした罪で有罪を認めた継母に、禁錮7年の判決が言い渡された。当局が保護した当時、少女の体重はわずか58ポンド（約26キロ）しかなかった。マラソン郡裁判所は、ブリタニー・ハル被告（33歳）に対し、実刑に加えて4年間の保護観察を言い渡した。
この判決は、ハル被告が児童への慢性的なネグレクトにより重大な身体的危害を加えた罪で有罪を認めたことを受け、火曜日に言い渡された。故意の児童虐待の容疑は棄却されたものの、量刑審理の中で考慮された。ハル被告は判決の一部として、被害者との接触を禁じられ、育児講座の受講を義務付けられた。
A 52-year-old woman in Wisconsin pleaded no contest to charges of severely abusing and starving her 14-year-old stepdaughter, who weighed just 35 pounds when found last year. Melissa Goodman faces up to 46 years in prison at her sentencing in July. She is the first of four adults charged in the case to be convicted.
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A 24-year-old Wisconsin woman received probation after pleading no contest to child neglect charges for leaving three toddlers alone in a parked vehicle for nearly 90 minutes.
A 71-year-old Kansas woman has been sentenced to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty to mistreating and neglecting her 94-year-old mother, who died following prolonged abuse. Linda Oeding prevented family access to Betty Oeding and rejected immediate medical aid when her mother became unresponsive. The case highlights severe elder neglect in rural Spivey.
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A 24-year-old Milwaukee woman received two years of probation after pleading guilty to child neglect charges connected to a 2024 shooting that wounded a 9-year-old girl.