An Alabama man is charged with manslaughter after authorities say he left his 1-year-old son to die in a hot car at their home while temperatures reached the mid-90s.
Logan Keith Chewning, 30, was arrested and booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail without bond following the incident in Brookwood. Family members discovered the boy dead in his car seat at the home in the 11000 block of Stone Ridge Court on Wednesday afternoon, according to Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Capt. Jack Kennedy.
A 20-year-old California woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after her 1-year-old son died from heat exposure in a vehicle. Maya Hernandez left her two young children in the car while she underwent a procedure at a medical spa in Bakersfield. The incident occurred on June 29, 2025, leading to charges of involuntary manslaughter.
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Amanda Morgan faces murder and child abuse charges after her 14-year-old son with autism died from accidental strangulation in their neglected home. Police found the boy on October 8, 2025, with a blanket around his neck. Morgan had reportedly left her two autistic teenagers home alone overnight.
An Arizona woman has been charged with murdering her 15-month-old son after she allegedly threw the child into his crib and later concealed the body in a hotel freezer. Ochra Manakaja, 31, called police from a Flagstaff hotel room and confessed to the killing.
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Jaden Hearns, a 27-year-old man from Rockford, Illinois, faces murder charges after his 7-month-old son died from blunt force trauma. Police say Hearns was alone with the baby when it became unresponsive on Sunday morning. Hearns gave changing accounts of the incident, including that the child woke him while he played video games.