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Leesburg Man Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police Leesburg Man Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police
Leesburg Man Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police The Virginia man accused of brutally strangling an infant who later died from her injuries is facing new charges, authorities announced. Alvaro Mejia Ayala, 22, was indicted by a Loudoun County grand jury on additional charges for the September 2025 assault of an 8-month-old girl who was choked and killed, according to the Leesburg Police Department. At around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, officers were called to the unit block of Hancock Place NE for a report of a child not breathing. The infant was taken to an area hospital in critical condition after investigators said she …
Man Attempted To Suffocate Woman During Domestic Disturbance In Virginia, Police Say Man Attempted To Suffocate Woman During Domestic Disturbance In Virginia, Police Say
Man Attempted To Suffocate Woman During Domestic Disturbance In Virginia, Police Say A 24-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attempting to suffocate a woman during a domestic incident that was reported in Prince William County, police say. Maikel Barrera Aguilar is facing charges following an investigation into a Woodbridge argument that rapidly escalated on Tuesday morning, according to officials. Officers from the Prince William County Polic Department responded shortly after 4:30 a.m. on July 23 to a home in the 3500 block of Nexus Court to investigate a domestic dispute involving Barrera Aguilar and a 31-year-old woman. Police say that during the incid…
Belchertown Man Guilty Of Multiple Rape, Sentenced To Up To 7 Years: DA Belchertown Man Guilty Of Multiple Rape, Sentenced To Up To 7 Years: DA
Belchertown Man Guilty Of Multiple Rape, Sentenced To Up To 7 Years: DA A Hampshire judge sentenced a 42-year-old Belchertown man to between five and seven years in prison after a jury found him guilty of rape and several other violent crimes, authorities said.  Erik L. Wheeler was also found guilty of strangulation, suffocation, and two counts of assault and battery stemming from attacks on the same victim in 2017 and 2018, the Northampton District Attorney's Office said. The judge gave him a two-year concurrent prison sentence on those charges, the prosecutor said.  The trial lasted 10 days, with the jury deliberating for more than 12 hour…
CT Mother Charged In Connection With Death Of Her Baby CT Mother Charged In Connection With Death Of Her Baby
CT Mother Charged In Connection With Death Of Her Baby A 35-year-old Connecticut woman has been charged after authorities said she admitted to suffocating her 6-week-old son. Crystal Czyzewski was charged with first-degree manslaughter and risk of injury to a minor in the death of her son, according to Connecticut State Police. Authorities said EMS personnel responded to a home in the New London County town of Griswold after receiving a report from Czyzewski at about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Police said Czyzewski had called to report that her baby was unresponsive.  The baby was taken to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center,…
Westchester Man Sentenced For Murder Of 7-Year-Old Daughter Westchester Man Sentenced For Murder Of 7-Year-Old Daughter
Westchester Man Sentenced For Murder Of 7-Year-Old Daughter The Westchester father found guilty of murdering his 7-year-old daughter may spend the rest of his life in prison. Neil White, 50, was sentenced to a term of 25 years to life in prison following his sentencing in Westchester County Court on Thursday, Oct. 3. White, who was convicted of second-degree murder for the 2017 murder, reportedly sought to adjourn his trial, but was denied by the judge. Holding her daughter’s favorite rag doll, Michelle Hord, Gabrielle's mother, described the two years since her child’s murder as “a razor-blade cut of trauma, memory, pain, confusion, betrayal and …
Westchester Man Convicted Of Murder In Suffocation Death Of 7-Year-Old Daughter Westchester Man Convicted Of Murder In Suffocation Death Of 7-Year-Old Daughter
Westchester Man Convicted Of Murder In Suffocation Death Of 7-Year-Old Daughter A father has been found guilty of murdering his 7-year-old daughter in Westchester. The jury delivered its guilty verdict second-degree murder on Wednesday, July 3 after the 47-year-old was charged in June 2017 for his role in the death of his daughter Gabrielle, who was a student at Ward Elementary School in New Rochelle. White’s trial has been ongoing for several weeks and his defense team called no witnesses before resting its case. White never appeared on the witness stand, but Gabrielle’s mother offered her recounting of the day her daughter died. At approximately 3:20 p.m. on June 6,…
71,000 Inclined Infant Sleeper Accessories Recalled By Fisher-Price 71,000 Inclined Infant Sleeper Accessories Recalled By Fisher-Price
71,000 Inclined Infant Sleeper Accessories Recalled By Fisher-Price Fisher-Price is recalling an infant sleeper accessory that comes with its Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yards following the report of infant deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. According to CPSC, the company is recalling the accessory that sits on top of the playpen which turns it into an inclined sleeper. The recall comes months after the company had to recall millions of Rock ’n Play infant sleepers that were tied to dozens of children’s deaths. In total, approximately 71,000 accessories will be recalled in the latest announcement. "Infant fatalities h…
Mother Testifies At Trial Of Man Accused Of Suffocating 7-Year-Old Daughter In Westchester Mother Testifies At Trial Of Man Accused Of Suffocating 7-Year-Old Daughter In Westchester
Mother Testifies At Trial Of Man Accused Of Suffocating 7-Year-Old Daughter In Westchester The mother of a 7-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered by her father appeared in court to recount the day her daughter died and provide additional info. A grand jury indicted Neil White for second-degree murder after the 47-year-old was charged in June 2017 for his role in the death of his daughter Gabrielle, who was a student at Ward Elementary School in New Rochelle. At approximately 3:20 p.m. on June 6, 2017, police received an emergency call from 3 Arbor Glen in New Rochelle when Gabrielle’s babysitter went to the home to check on the girl following an uneasy text message exchange w…
Mahwah Parents Charged With Murder Of Crying 4-Month-Old Son Mahwah Parents Charged With Murder Of Crying 4-Month-Old Son
Mahwah Parents Charged With Murder Of Crying 4-Month-Old Son A Mahwah couple, frustrated because their 4-month-old twin son wouldn’t stop crying, put him on his stomach and pulled a comforter over his head as they went outside their motel room to smoke – killing him, said authorities who charged both with murder. William Herring, 42, and Brianna Brochhausen, 22, were living at the Springfield Township hotel in Burlington County when police were called there on Feb. 14, authorities said. Herring and Brochhausen “were frustrated because their son, Hunter, would not stop crying on that night and decided he needed to be placed in a ‘time out’,” a joint r…