Dare go da welfare check

[voiceofreason]

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014...ents-arrested-on-child-abuse-neglect-charges/

Infant Rushed To Hospital Dies; Parents Arrested On Child Abuse, Neglect Charges
July 27, 2014 6:15 PM

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police say that the parents of an infant that was rushed to the hospital and later died have been arrested on child abuse and neglect charges.

The 3-month-old boy was taken to the hospital back on July 24, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Police say that a Sacramento Fire Department crew had been called to an apartment along the 2900 block of North Meadows Drive that day to come to the aid of the infant.

The infant was first taken to a nearby hospital, but was then transferred to the UC Davis Medical Center due to his critical condition.

Detectives soon started their investigation and interviewed the infant’s parents – 27-year-old Ashleigh Smith and 19-year-old Terry Scott. Both Smith and Scott were booked at Sacramento County Jail later on July 24 on felony child abuse and neglect charges.

Police say that at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, the infant died.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.nbc12.com/story/26164983/richmond-police-arrest-man-in-connection-to-death-of-2-year-old

2-year-old killed by blunt force trauma
Posted: Jul 31, 2014 12:18 PM PST Updated: Aug 01, 2014 9:03 AM PST

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) -

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner says that a two-year-old boy who died Wednesday was killed by blunt force trauma to the abdomen, and the manner of death is homicide.

Richmond police arrested Kevin Webb, 43, in the death of his girlfriend's two-year-old son, O'ustin Spratley, Wednesday afternoon. Webb has been charged with felony child abuse and malicious wounding. Police say the child and his mother lived with Webb, in the Morningside Apartments off Oakhurst Lane, in South Richmond.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://wreg.com/2014/08/02/father-accused-of-3-year-old-sons-murder-i-threw-him-in-the-garbage/

Father accused of 3-year-old son’s murder: “I threw him in the garbage can”
Updated at 11:11am, August 2, 2014

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man accused of murdering his 3-year-old son took the witness stand Saturday morning, sharing a very different version of events than he has before.

Maurice Brown said he chased his son, Maurice Brown, Jr., around the house and repeatedly beat him after he got bath water on the floor.

Brown said his son hit his head a number of times and was knocked unconscious when he slipped on the bathroom floor.

“I saw his eyes roll in the back of his head, but he came, he came back,” said Brown.

He said he thought Junior was asleep and put him on the bed, but later realized he wasn’t breathing.

Brown said he then put Junior and another son in his car and was headed to the hospital, but panicked. He then pulled into an alley and thought about how Junior’s mother was going to react.

“I threw him in the garbage, can and felt like when he was out of my presence a big relief,” said Brown.

Brown then called 9-1-1 and said Junior walked out of the house. He admitted to lying to detectives and reporters about what happened to his son.

He added he didn’t kill his son, he just messed up.

Friday, the medical examiner used graphic autopsy photos and diagrams to show injuries to Junior’s body. She said he bled to death internally from a laceration to the liver. He also had numerous bruises, broken ribs and bleeding on the brain.

The defense tried to convince the jury that Junior got some of the injuries from the spanking, and some from running around the apartment and hurting himself.

It’s a theory the prosecution found impossible, especially after asking the chief medical examiner, who said said Junior couldn’t have caused the fatal injuries himself.

If found guilty, Brown faces life in prison.

http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/26184851/maurice-brown-found-guilty-of-murdering-son

Maurice Brown Found Guilty Of Murdering Son
Updated: Aug 03, 2014 8:19 PM PST

DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) - It will be at least half a century before Maurice Brown even has a chance at being a free man again.

Prosecutors say Brown must serve a minimum of 51 years of his life sentence for killing his son, Maurice Brown, Jr.

Investigators say Brown beat his three year old son to death in the summer of 2012, and then tossed his body in a dumpster.

The jury found him guilty of all five counts Sunday, including first degree murder and aggravated child abuse.

 

[The Bobster]

http://nypost.com/2014/08/04/nyc-teen-who-went-missing-a-week-ago-still-not-found/

NYC teen who went missing a week ago still not found
By Dana Sauchelli
August 4, 2014 | 9:46am

Shaun Tanner.
Photo: Supplied


A 13-year-old boy who went missing from his Alphabet City home a week ago has still not been found, police said Monday.

Shaun Tanner was last seen at 8:30 a.m. July 28 inside his 4th floor apartment on East 10th Street near Avenue D, cops said.

Tanner has gone missing before and has a history of running off, cops said. He usually stays away for a few days at a time and then returns home, a source said.

His family reported him missing Saturday — five days after he went missing , cops said.

The teen was last seen wearing navy blue cargo shorts, a navy blue shirt with white lettering, and blue Nike sneakers with an orange stripe, cops said.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.wbtv.com/story/26196025/police-parents-arrested-after-4-week-old-left-in-car-dies

Police: Parents arrested after 4-week-old left in car dies
Posted: Aug 04, 2014 7:58 PM PST Updated: Aug 04, 2014 7:59 PM PST

STATESVILLE, NC (WBTV) -

The parents of a four-week-old infant that died after being left in a hot car in Statesville were arrested in connection to the child's death, according to Statesville police.

Sherrie Tiesha Clay and Shakee Duquan Robinson were arrested on Monday and charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony child abuse.

The incident happened on July 27, when police say the couple returned home, but left their four-week-old son in the car.

Two hours later, police said, the child's aunt found him and, with Clay, took him to Iredell Memorial Hospital, where he died the next day.

On Monday, police said it had been determined that the child had died from hyperthermia.

 

[Newsman]

Kenneth Coleman sentenced to 20 years for beating 4-year old sprog to death, 15 for pickaninny abuse

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/8/5/281766/Kenneth-Coleman-To-Serve-20-Years-For.aspx

08/05/14

A man charged with the 2011 murder of his girlfriend's four-year-old son :niglet: and the near-death of his three-year-old brother pleaded guilty to second degree murder and two counts of aggravated child abuse.

Kenneth Dewayne Coleman received 20 years for the murder charge and 15 years for the child abuse charges.

Coleman was previously scheduled for trial in August. Originally, he faced felony murder and attempted murder charges.

He initially told police that they boy had only fallen down the stairs. However, he later admitted to striking the boys with a belt repeatedly.

Kenneth Dewayne Coleman

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.wfla.com/story/26245656/man-accused-of-killing-girlfriends-child-to-appear-in-court

Man accused of killing girlfriend's child to appear in court
Posted: Aug 11, 2014 12:34 AM PST Updated: Aug 11, 2014 6:54 AM PST

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) -

Austin Hamilton, accused of murdering his girlfriend's 1-year-old baby, will have his first appearance in court Monday.

Officers arrested Hamilton Sunday. The 24-year-old was supposed to be taking care of the baby and his 6-year-old brother at the Motel 6 at 333 East Fowler Ave. in Tampa, when his girlfriend went to work Saturday.

Later on that night, Hamilton called 911 for help when the baby, Sincere Williams, was having trouble breathing. The child was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he later died.

At first, Hamilton claimed he didn't hit the child. After detectives told him that the Medical Examiner's Officer report said the child died from blunt force trauma to the lower abdomen, Hamilton changed his story.

Hamilton told officers, he "lost control" and hit the victim several times all over his body with a leather belt, the police report said. He went on to state that while he was disciplining the child, he tried to pick the victim up, but the child fell and hit his head.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.kmov.com/news/crime/Suspect-charged-in-death-of-3-month-old-271061921.html

Suspect charged in death of 3-month-old

Posted on August 13, 2014 at 7:28 AM

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – A suspect is in custody after an infant was killed by head trauma in St. Louis County on Monday.

Police responded to the 10000 block of Spring Garden where they found 3-month-old Skyy Ricks unresponsive. Police say the infant was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

According to police, Dearis Ricks, 21, confessed to striking the infant’s head against a hard object.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/08/16/man-gets-life-in-prison-for-killing-4-month-old-daughter/

Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing 4-Month-Old Daughter
August 16, 2014 10:50 AM

YPSILANTI TWP. (WWJ/AP) - A 20-year-old Ypsilanti Township man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his 4-month-old daughter.

Davontah Nelson was sentenced earlier this week in Washtenaw County to life without the possibility of parole for the felony murder of Amareah Nelson last October.

Nelson will concurrently serve 15 years for first-degree child abuse. Both are the maximum sentences.

Medical personnel responded to Nelson’s home after he called for help, and found his daughter Amareah unresponsive. According to investigators, Nelson was the only adult home with Amareah and his other child, an 18-month-old who was uninjured.

Shortly after being treated at the hospital, Amareah was pronounced dead due to her injuries, which included a fractured skull, lacerated liver, retinal hemorrhages and fractured ribs.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/...rged-with-murder-in-death-of-infant-daughter/

Mpls. Couple Charged With Murder In Infant Daughter’s Death
August 19, 2014 3:28 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Thirty-nine-year-old Cardie Jackson and 40-year-old Shonwta Jackson were charged with second-degree murder Tuesday in Hennepin County Court in the death of their 6-week-old daughter.

Hennepin County prosecutor Amy Sweasy says the baby suffocated in a laundry basket filled with blankets and a pillow, where she regularly slept.

“Cases that involve the negligent acts of parents that result in significant harm or death are the saddest things we see, because they are by definition preventable,” Sweasy said.

She said that last March the couple was partying at their Minneapolis apartment, and they put the baby to sleep in the laundry basket.

Sweasy said a nurse had given the couple information warning against including pillows or loose bedding in a sleep environment.

“If both parents would have made a series of different choices, this baby would be a happy baby now,” she said.

Police say the baby was the couple’s 11th child. They had lost custody of nine children and a 2-year-old is in foster care.

“The parents chose to drink, the parents chose to disregard the advice of the visiting nurse. Miss Jackson chose to put the baby face down on or her side. We know that, because that’s how the baby was found,” she said.

Sweasy said it’s taken this many months for the charges to be filed, because the case involved an infant, and there were no obvious signs of distress.

They also had to verify the child was that of the father.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.nola.com/crime/baton-rou...ear-old_boy_dies_in_hospita.html#incart_river

5-year-old boy dies in hospital after father allegedly beats him, Baton Rouge police report

updated August 21, 2014 at 9:43 AM

A 5-year-old boy died Wednesday night after his father allegedly abused him earlier this week, according to Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Don Coppola Jr.

Jay'v'une Bergin died at a local hospital after suffering multiple brain bleeds, bruising of various stages of healing and contusions to the forehead along with signs of malnourishment.

His father, Vernell Day, is now being booked on first-degree murder charges.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://ktla.com/2014/08/21/man-faci...ing-death-of-girlfriends-2-year-old-daughter/

Man Facing Life in Prison in Beating Death of Girlfriend’s 2-Year-Old Daughter
Updated at 11:53pm, August 21, 2014

A Palmdale man pleaded no contest Wednesday to second-degree murder in the beating death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter last September.

Matthew Worthen, 24, was left home alone with Zanai Noel for only a few minutes when he assaulted her, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

When the child’s mother returned, the girl appeared to be having trouble breathing and was taken to an area hospital, where she died, the release stated.

http://theavtimes.com/2014/02/19/man-accused-of-killing-girlfriends-baby-to-stand-trial/

 

[voiceofreason]

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/08/27/women-charged-in-girls-death-to-appear-in-court/

Women Charged In Girl’s Death To Appear In Court
August 27, 2014 9:55 AM

(CBSMiami) FT LAUDERDALE – Four women indicted by a Broward Grand Jury in the death of an autistic 12-year old Lauderhill girl are scheduled to appear in bond court on Wednesday.

Tamiyah Audain weighed only 56 pounds, and had extensive bone deep wounds, when she died in September 2013.

Audain’s caregiver, Latoya Patterson, has been charged with First Degree Murder based on Aggravated Child Abuse.

Former ChildNet case worker Jabeth Moye has been charged with one count of Child Neglect Causing Great Bodily Harm and two psychologists who saw the girl, Juliana Gerena and Helen Richardson, have been charged with failing to report suspected child abuse to the state.

An autopsy report released in the case stated that the cause of death for Audain was undetermined.

However, the report says “The contribution of possible neglect cannot be ruled out in this case.”

Audain was living with a cousin when she died.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/dad-charged-with-murder-in-4-year-olds-death

Dad charged with murder in 4-year-old's death
4:14 AM, Aug 27, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS - An Indianapolis man has been charged with murder in the death of his 4-year-old son.

Dennis Price, 29, called police to his home in the 900 block of East 42nd Street on Saturday night, telling dispatchers his son took pills and was unconscious and not breathing.

The boy was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

A doctor at the hospital told police the boy had "multiple areas of blunt force trauma over his entire body," and he had blood in his stomach and chest and marks on his head.

When police took Price in for questioning, he told detectives he had been whipping and punching his son in the days leading up the boy's death.

According to court documents, Price told police he gave the boy ibuprofen to reduce the swelling, then -- worried that he'd given him too much -- tried to make the boy vomit by having him drink a cup of water with a charcoal briquette in it.

An autopsy determined the boy died of blunt force trauma, and the boy's death was ruled a homicide.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.wlwt.com/news/family-of-2yearold-that-died-after-fall-demands-answers/27762578#!bLJ8og


Family of 2-year-old that died after fall demands answers
Toddler suffered fractures skull, broken ribs
UPDATED 7:47 PM EDT Aug 27, 2014

CINCINNATI —The family of a 2-year-old boy who died after being taken to Children’s Hospital with severe injuries are demanding answers.

Jossiya Eves died on Wednesday after arriving at the hospital on Monday.

“We deserve answers as to what happened to that baby. The truth,” said an emotional Laquisha Morris who is related to the child’s mother. “We need to know the truth, so that we can lay this baby to rest peacefully.”

Eves family said while his mother was at work, he was being watched at a Millvale apartment complex by her boyfriend.

The family said they were told by the boyfriend that the 2-year-old climbed on the toilet to brush his teeth then fell.

“Just from a fall you get fractured skull? Broken ribs? It’s bad.,“ Morris said.

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/police-2-year-old-dies-days-after-reported-fall

However, at least one doctor at CCHMC says the boy's injuries don't appear to have come from a fall, according to Cincinnati police.

http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/2yearolds-death-ruled-homicide-16888.shtml

Updated: Friday, August 29 2014, 11:36 PM EDT HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) -- Friday the death of 2-year-old Josiya Eves was ruled a homicide. On August 25 the young boy was taken to Children's Hospital for serious injuries. He died of his injuries on August 27. August 29 the Hamilton County Coroner's office ruled Eves' death a homicide. 27-year-old Amond Rainey was charged with his murder.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Man-...-charged/bLcKsN7xxkKJMBXz9xYVMw.cspx?rss=3457

Man accused of severe child abuse now charged with homicide
Updated: 9:56 am 9/2/14

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee(WDEF) - A man who was accused of severely beating a 3-year old girl then taking her to the hospital is now facing additional charges.

Rhasean Lowry, 34, is now facing a charge of criminal homicide to go along with the original charge of child abuse and assault.

According to officials at Children's Hospital, the child died two days after she was admitted.

The investigation began when the victim showed up unconscious at a local emergency room.

Lowry told investigators that the child fell down some stairs at motel but forensic investigators found bruising all over the child's body that was not consistent with Lowry's story.

The alleged abuse reportedly occurred at the Econo Lodge on Bonnie Oaks Drive where Lowry, his girlfriend and her three children reside.

Investigators reviewed motel surveillance video of Lowry placing a limp and lifeless body into his vehicle. He was reportedly taking the child to Parkridge Hospital.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/brea...ild-found-unresponsive-in-south-bend/27814420


UPDATE: Pathologist rules South Bend baby's death a homicide
POSTED: 12:28 PM EDT Aug 31, 2014 UPDATED: 06:18 PM EDT Sep 02, 2014

3 p.m. TUESDAY UPDATE: With the autopsy complete, the pathologist has ruled 11-month-old Micahyah Crockett's death was a homicide caused by "brain swelling due to lack of oxygen

TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Nyesha Crockett is charged in the death of her 11-month-old son Micahyah. According to court documents released to WSBT, police say she was angry at the child's father. She is accused of strangling, hitting and kicking the baby until he stopped crying, then playing a game on her cellphone.

During the investigation into Micahyah's abuse, police say Nyesha admitted to putting another of her babies in a vegetative state earlier this year. That injury was originally thought to be accidental.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.okcfox.com/story/26458670/oklahoma-city-woman-arrested-after-stepchild-dies

Oklahoma City woman arrested after stepchild dies
Posted: Sep 05, 2014 9:44 AM PST Updated: Sep 05, 2014 10:00 AM PST

The Oklahoma City Police Department said a stepmother was arrested this week after her two-year-old stepson was found dead.

Kindell Adair, 33, was arrested by police after they were called to a home Wednesday morning to a report of a child not breathing.

According to the police report, they were called to a home in the 2300 block of SW 23rd Street. Police say the caller said a 2-year-old was not breathing. When police and fire departments arrived, they confirmed the child had died.

Adair said she put the child to bed at 8:00 p.m. the night before but the child then threw up two hours later. Police said Adair cleaned it up and changed the child's diaper. That's when Adair said the child fell and hit his head. She said she kept him awake to make sure he was okay and then went back to bed at 10:45.

The report states the boy slept on an air mattress with another child in the home and was found face down and not breathing.

Investigators said they interviews Adair and other family members at the scene. They say they determined through the interview that they had probable cause to arrest her on suspicion of child abuse.

http://kfor.com/2014/09/05/oklahoma...bed-mother-arrested-charged-with-child-abuse/

 

[White Sail]

Nigger soulja beats hims orange niglet to deff, hims coalburner and cuz also arrested for nonaction

http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_26576428/index.html

Fort Bliss soldier arrested on suspicion of beating child to death
By Vic Kolenc / El Paso Times
Posted: 09/22/2014 08:35:53 AM MDT

A 20-year-old Fort Bliss soldier was arrested and charged with capital murder for allegedly beating his 2-year-old daughter to death Saturday in a Central El Paso apartment because the girl soiled her diaper, El Paso Police reported Sunday.

Dartarious Graham, 20, was charged with capital murder and booked into the El Paso county jail on a $250,000 bond, police reported.

He is an U.S. Army specialist stationed at Fort Bliss and assigned to the 1st Armored Division. Fort Bliss is cooperating with El Paso police, who retain jurisdiction in this case, Army Lt. Col. Lee Peters, a Fort Bliss spokesman, reported in an email.

The child's mother, Elizabeth Graham, 23, who police said was not in the apartment at the time of the beating, but reportedly knew of earlier abuse to the child, and the father's cousin, Robert Franklin, 19, who allegedly witnessed the beating, also were arrested and charged with injury to child by omission.

The child, Peyton Graham, was pronounced dead after being taken to El Paso Children's Hospital by an El Paso Fire Department unit called to an apartment at 4011 Alabama at just before 5 p.m. Saturday. The fire unit team found the child unresponsive, police reported.

Police were called to the hospital after the child died because the injuries appeared suspicious.

Dartarious Graham allegedly beat his daughter with a belt after she had soiled her diaper, reported police Det. Mike Baranyay, a police department spokesman.

The police investigation, along with older bruises on Peyton Graham's body indicated the father had beaten the child other times, Baranyay said. However, Baranyay said he was unaware of any previous reports being filed with the police regarding abuse to the 2-year-old.

The mother was arrested because she allegedly was aware of the earlier abuse and failed to report it to authorities, he said.

Franklin reportedly heard Dartarious Graham beating the girl in her bedroom, and later witnessed him beating the girl when the father took her to another room, and did not try to stop the beating or call police, Baranyay reported. Franklin called the 911 emergency number after the girl was beaten, Baranyay said.

In the state of Texas, all adults must take steps to protect a child who is being abused, or report child abuse they know about, Baranyay said. That is why Franklin also was arrested.

"What we have to remember is there are options" when people know a child is being abused, Baranyay said. "And there's options in getting the help to the family. That can be simply calling the police, that can be contacting a counselor the family may have available to them, or contacting another family member.

"But in these cases, where you're actually seeing the child being physically beaten, and your capable of physically intervening, I think you have some responsibility to step forward and do that," he said. "At the minimum you need to call the police."

Elizabeth Graham's bond was set at $20,000, and Franklin's bond was set at $5,000. They and Dartarious Graham were still in County Jail Sunday evening.

The Grahams' reportedly have another child. But Baranyay said he did not know where the boy is now, or if he had been in the apartment at the time of the alleged beating.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.wral.com/durham-police-mom-admitted-to-fatally-beating-4-year-old-daughter/14021155/

Durham police: Mom admitted to fatally beating 4-year-old daughter

Posted September 27

Durham, N.C. — A 27-year-old woman was charged with first-degree murder late Friday after admitting to Durham police that she beat her 4-year-old daughter to death.

Jessica Warren was in the Durham County jail Saturday being held without bond.

Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez told WRAL News that Warren admitted to investigators that she beat her daughter, Armani Hodges, to death at about 8:45 p.m. Thursday night at an apartment in the 700 block of Falls Pointe Drive.


"The mother did admit that she caused the injuries on the child that subsequently caused her to die," Lopez said. "We are talking about broken ribs, things of that nature from striking her."

http://abc11.com/news/police-other-potential-suspect-in-childs-death/328870/