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Maryland Toddler’s Death Sparks Murder Charges Against Mother, BF After Year-Long Probe: Police Maryland Toddler’s Death Sparks Murder Charges Against Mother, BF After Year-Long Probe: Police
Maryland Toddler’s Death Sparks Murder Charges Against Mother, BF After Year-Long Probe: Police A year-long investigation into the death of a Maryland 3-year-old led to the arrests of the child's mother and boyfriend in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. Columbia resident Kathleen Amesbury and Hanover, Pennsylvania native Dale Brown, Jr., have been charged one year after the toddler had to be rushed to the hospital. According to the Howard County Police Department, emergency calls were made by hospital staff on March 26, 2025, when the 3-year-old was taken to the hospital by paramedics from a home in the 7200 block of Procopio Circle with critical injuries. The child was pronounced…
20-Month-Old Dies From Severe Trauma In Virginia, Mom’s Boyfriend Charged With Murder: Police 20-Month-Old Dies From Severe Trauma In Virginia, Mom’s Boyfriend Charged With Murder: Police
20-Month-Old Dies From Severe Trauma In Virginia, Mom’s Boyfriend Charged With Murder: Police A Virginia man is facing a murder charge after police say he was linked to the killing of his girlfriend's 20-month-old child. Prince George resident Tyler William Skinner, 31, was arrested in the 100 block of Blue Jay Street this week following a police investigation into the death of the toddler on Monday morning. Shortly after 8:15 a.m. on March 2, Prince George Police and Prince George Fire and EMS personnel responded to a report of a non-responsive child. When first responders arrived, they found the 20-month-old boy suffering from what was described as "severe trauma." Life-saving m…
Toddler Found Beaten, Malnourished In Maryland Home; Mother Arrested: Police Toddler Found Beaten, Malnourished In Maryland Home; Mother Arrested: Police
Toddler Found Beaten, Malnourished In Maryland Home; Mother Arrested: Police A mother was arrested in Pennsylvania after being found responsible for neglecting her 3-year-old child, leading to the child’s death in Maryland last year. Shalyne Brown, 27, is behind bars following an investigation into the death of her toddler in November last year, according to the Howard County Police Department. On Nov. 1, 2024, investigators from the agency were called to a Columbia home, following a report of a dead child. Upon arrival, officers found the 3-year-old with multiple bruises and scars on its body. According to a subsequent autopsy that was completed in March, the deat…
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.  New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
Man Convicted Of Threatening To Crush, Shoot Child During Separate Incidents In Maryland Man Convicted Of Threatening To Crush, Shoot Child During Separate Incidents In Maryland
Man Convicted Of Threatening To Crush, Shoot Child During Separate Incidents In Maryland A 46-year-old Monrovia man has been convicted of abusing and imprisoning a child he had previously threatened with a gun, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. Christopher Kraft, 46, was found complicit in assaulting a child earlier this year following an investigation by the sheriff's office into claims of child abuse that were filed in March.  On Sunday, March 3, deputies responded to conduct a welfare check of a child, who they met, along with Kraft. According to investigators, deputies were able to determine that shortly before they arrived, Kr…
Harford County Educators Accused Of Failing To Report Alleged Rape, Police Say Harford County Educators Accused Of Failing To Report Alleged Rape, Police Say
Harford County Educators Accused Of Failing To Report Alleged Rape, Police Say Two former educators are facing criminal charges after failing to disclose a reported rape involving a student in Harford County, authorities announced. Former Aberdeen Middle School Principal Regina Jones, 44, and paraeducator Tonya Johnson, 56, were both arrested for failing to report alleged child abuse/neglect after a student came forward to advise them that they were the victim of a rape. According to the Aberdeen Police Department, on April 18, 2023, police were alerted by a local hospital about a past rape involving a minor, and it was later determined that the incident happened…
Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window
Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window A 49-year-old home healthcare worker that failed to check in on his patient, who was found injured after jumping out of a Frederick County apartment building will spend time behind bars, the state's attorney's office announced. Emmanuel Olaeken Owoyeye was ordered by a judge to spend 12 months in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center with another nine years suspended for neglecting a vulnerable adult. In August last year, a resident was walking his dog when he spotted a man on the ground, and it was later determined that the 55-year-old victim was diagnosed with Down Syndrome, as well…