Mom ditched kids, including 5-year-old boy with autism, at hotel to fend for themselves, cops say

Inset: Hassanah Smith. Background: Comfort Suites hotel in Daphne, Alabama (WALA). Cops…

Here’s why you should retire the term ‘stranger danger’ with your kids

Teaching children how to keep safe is becoming increasingly challenging for households…

'Better life without them': Mom abandoned kids in home 'too gross' for grandma to check on the children, police say

The home in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where children were reportedly found living…

'Treated worse than an animal': Mother and boyfriend starved adopted son with autism, chained him to a cot, authorities say

Inset left: William Turnage (Hamilton County Sheriff”s Office). Inset right: Tamara Moore…

'Why you always crying bro?': Dad kills 'fussy' infant son with 'aggressive' patting, jerking him around in 'orchestra conductor' motion, cops say

Inset: Adrian Horton (Platte County). Background: The Platte County Government Complex where…

Sick Pennsylvania parents made son live in shed, allowed inside to shower once a week: report

A Pennsylvania couple allegedly forced their son to live in an outdoor…

Child forced to live in wooden shed for months, use hose for water as punishment for 'inappropriate behaviors,' police say

Insets: Daryl and Grace Sensenig (Ephrata Police). Background: Daryl and Grace Sensenig’s…

'Enjoy your allergic reaction b—': Mom enlisted young kids to trick mother-in-law with allergen trap for having 'ruined' her life, police say

Inset: Tiffany Gregory (Louisville Metro Detention Center). Background: Louisville Metro Detention Center…

Father arrested after teen daughter gives birth in Walmart bathroom, employees find baby dumped in trash can, cops say

Inset: Jerry Lee Martinez (Kleberg County Jail). Background: Walmart in Kingsville, Texas,…

Mom's 'paramour' who allowed 6-year-old boy to be used 'as a chew toy' by 'vicious' dog learns fate

Left to right: Ashland County Common Pleas Court Judge Dave Stimpert at…