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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 DMV Home; Mother Arrested: Police Toddler Found Beaten, Malnourished In DMV Home; Mother Arrested: Police
Toddler Found Beaten, Malnourished In DMV 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…
Virginia Woman Watched As Vulnerable Relative Was Abused, Didn't Call For Help: Police Virginia Woman Watched As Vulnerable Relative Was Abused, Didn't Call For Help: Police
Virginia Woman Watched As Vulnerable Relative Was Abused, Didn't Call For Help: Police A Bristow man and woman are behind bars after they were accused of abusing a vulnerable adult relative inside their Prince William County home, police announced. Diego Balcazar Tabares, 53, and Evelyn Adriana Trossi-Balcazar, 54, were arrested on Thursday, July 24, following a disturbing investigation into multiple incidents of domestic abuse, police said Tuesday. Detectives said the abuse happened earlier in the month at the couple’s home in the Bristow area, where the victim — a 50-year-old man — was reportedly “forcibly grabbed, thrown, and struck” by Balcazar Tabares on more than one oc…
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…
Boy Routinely Bound In Plastic Wrap, Packing Tape Killed By Family In Virginia: Police Boy Routinely Bound In Plastic Wrap, Packing Tape Killed By Family In Virginia: Police
Boy Routinely Bound In Plastic Wrap, Packing Tape Killed By Family In Virginia: Police A 4-year-old boy in Prince William County suffered unimaginable abuse before his death, routinely bound in plastic wrap and packing tape, starved, and severely dehydrated, police said. Officers responded to The Regency Apartments on Shallow Creek Loop in Manassas at around 7:30 p.m. earlier this month, where there was a report of an unconscious child.  Emergency crews attempted life-saving measures, but the 4-year-old boy was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The investigation uncovered a horrifying pattern of abuse, according to the Prince William County Police Department.  …
Mother, Brother Charged In Death Of Neglected Virginia Man With Cerebral Palsy: Police Mother, Brother Charged In Death Of Neglected Virginia Man With Cerebral Palsy: Police
Mother, Brother Charged In Death Of Neglected Virginia Man With Cerebral Palsy: Police A Woodbridge mother and son are facing felony homicide charges after their neglect led to the death of a 32-year-old man with cerebral palsy earlier this year, authorities announced. Katharine Mary Thompson, 69, and her son, Jonathan Lee Thompson, 31, were arrested Wednesday, Nov. 22, in connection with the death of Jeremy Hall Thompson, who was found severely neglected in their apartment in April. On April 2, emergency responders were called to the Bayvue Apartments on Fisher Ave in Woodbridge, where they discovered Jeremy unconscious on the floor, severely emaciated, and suffering from op…