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‘None of the food … was safe to eat’: Kids discovered living in trash-filled home with rotting food and cockroaches inside refrigerator, cops say

‘None of the food … was safe to eat’: Kids discovered living in trash-filled home with rotting food and cockroaches inside refrigerator, cops say

Insets, from left: Amy Nichols, Robert Ransdell and Matthew Hardin (Jessamine County…
Parents forced 3-year-old boy to live in dirty shed without electricity and running water for weeks, cops say

Parents forced 3-year-old boy to live in dirty shed without electricity and running water for weeks, cops say

Left: Joseph Turner. Right: Sarah Pombert (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office). A Georgia…
Child forced to sleep on entertainment center to ‘get away’ from the ‘hundreds of black flies and cockroaches’ in parent’s filthy home: Police

Child forced to sleep on entertainment center to ‘get away’ from the ‘hundreds of black flies and cockroaches’ in parent’s filthy home: Police

Insets: Mateo Luna and Stephanie Passley (Butler County). Background: The trailer where…
Mom who let her 18-year-old quadriplegic son ‘rot’ until he weighed 80 pounds then ‘fled’ after he died learns her fate

Mom who let her 18-year-old quadriplegic son ‘rot’ until he weighed 80 pounds then ‘fled’ after he died learns her fate

Left: Naomia Prairie (Pennington County Sheriff’s Department). Right: Donny Merrival (Sioux Funeral…
Boy, 7, killed walking across busy road without adult supervision leads to charges against his parents who want out of jail to attend funeral: Cops

Boy, 7, killed walking across busy road without adult supervision leads to charges against his parents who want out of jail to attend funeral: Cops

From left: Sameule Jenkins, Jessica Ivey (Gaston County Sheriff’s Office) and Legend…
‘F— you’: Father has choice words for cops after being caught at arcade a week after 3-year-old found abandoned near the woods blocks from his home, deputies say

‘F— you’: Father has choice words for cops after being caught at arcade a week after 3-year-old found abandoned near the woods blocks from his home, deputies say

Inset: Cody William Goble (Indian River County Sheriff’s Office). Background: Goble during…
Mom ditches 12-year-old and 11-year-old on side of road during fight, waits ‘several hours’ to report them missing: Cops

Mom ditches 12-year-old and 11-year-old on side of road during fight, waits ‘several hours’ to report them missing: Cops

Inset: Laquesha Washington (Shreveport Police Department). Background: The intersection in Shreveport, La.,…
‘Should never be in charge of any children:’ Mom who did nothing as boyfriend allegedly squeezed, hit and threw objects at newborn twins, killing 1 and injuring the other receives fate

‘Should never be in charge of any children:’ Mom who did nothing as boyfriend allegedly squeezed, hit and threw objects at newborn twins, killing 1 and injuring the other receives fate

Left: Hannah Jones. Right: Quentin Smith (Cocoa Police Department). A Florida woman…
‘Skin was peeling away’: Mother faces felony homicide charge after baby dies ‘in obvious state of malnutrition,’ cops say

‘Skin was peeling away’: Mother faces felony homicide charge after baby dies ‘in obvious state of malnutrition,’ cops say

Share copy link Endia Walker (Lynchburg Police Department). Authorities in Virginia on…
‘Would not eat at the pace that he wanted’: Mom of 1-year-old girl found dead in bottom dresser drawer turns on boyfriend

‘Would not eat at the pace that he wanted’: Mom of 1-year-old girl found dead in bottom dresser drawer turns on boyfriend

Left: Madison Marshall. Inset: Oaklee Snow (Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department). Right: Roan…